Harvey L. Clarke | |
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| Participant at the Champoeg Meetings | |
| In office 1843–1843 | |
| Constituency | Tualatin Plains |
| Chaplain of the Provisional Legislature of Oregon | |
| In office 1845–1845 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 2, 1807 Chester, Vermont, US |
| Died | March 25, 1858 (aged 50) Forest Grove, Oregon, US |
| Spouse | Emeline Cadwell |
Harvey L. Clarke (October 2, 1807 – March 25, 1858) was an educator, missionary, and settler first on the North Tualatin Plains which would become Glencoe, Oregon, and then on the West Tualatin Plains that would become Forest Grove, Oregon. A native of Vermont where he and his family were stonemasons, he moved to the Oregon Country in 1840 where he participated at the Champoeg Meetings, May 2, 1843, and helped to found Tualatin Academy that later became Pacific University. Clarke also worked for the Methodist Mission and was a chaplain for the Provisional Legislature of Oregon in 1845.