Clark Churchill

Clark Churchill (June 17, 1836 – April 4, 1896) was an attorney and politician in the American territory of Arizona. He is best remembered for having served as the Attorney General of Arizona from 1883 to 1885.

Biography Early years

Clark Churchill was born on June 17, 1836, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania to Dr. Charles Churchill and the former Elizabeth Butler. All record of his early years and education is lost.

Churchill's interest in mining affairs proved short-lived and in 1865 he was named Virginia City’s city attorney. Churchill was appointed to this post on March 8, 1883, becoming the fifth Attorney General of the Arizona Territory. He was renominated on March 5, 1885, and served until March 15, 1887, when he was succeeded by Briggs Goodrich. He married Virginia Goodrich on December 30, 1891.

Death and legacy

Clark Churchill died in Phoenix at 7:40 in the morning of April 4, 1896 of a heart attack. Although doctors had warned of his heart ailment, he appeared to friends to be in excellent health and his sudden death came as a shock to friends and associates. Churchill was 59 years old at the time of his death.

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