Galen Clark

Galen Clark
Galen Clark
Born(1814-03-28)March 28, 1814
Shiptoon, Lower Canada
DiedMarch 24, 1910(1910-03-24) (aged 95)
Oakland, California
Resting placeYosemite Cemetery
Children
  • Elvira Missouri Clark (1840-1912)
  • Joseph Locke Clark (1842-1862)
  • Mary Ann Clark (1844-1919)
  • Calen Alonzo Clark (1847-1873)
  • Solon McCoy Clark (1848-1857)
Galen Clark in the Big Tree Grove, photo by Carleton E. Watkins, c. 1865-66

Galen Clark (March 28, 1814 – March 24, 1910) was a British North America-born American conservationist and writer. He is known as the first European American to discover the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia trees, and is notable for his role in gaining legislation to protect it and the Yosemite area, and for 24 years serving as Guardian of Yosemite National Park.