About Gerardus Clark
Lived 1786 – 1860 (aged 74). Gerardus Clark was an American lawyer.
Gerardus Clark (January 20, 1786 – August 23, 1860) was an American lawyer from New York City.
Early life Gerardus Clark was born on January 20, 1786, in New Milford, Connecticut, to Annis (née Bostwick) and William Clark. He attended Yale College and was amanuensis to Timothy Dwight IV who was then writing Travels in New England and New York. He graduated in 1804.
Career Following graduation, Clark moved to New York City and studied law in the office of John G. Bogert. He was admitted to the bar in New York in 1813. He continued practicing law in New York City for the remainder of his life. In 1850, Clark moved to New Rochelle. He was a vestryman of Trinity Church in New Rochelle.
Clark died on August 23, 1860, in New Rochelle. He was buried in New Milford.
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