John Jones Clarke

For other people named John Clarke, see John Clarke (disambiguation).
John Jones Clarke
1st Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts
In office
1846–1846
Preceded byBoard of Selectmen
Succeeded byHenry A. S. Dearborn
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate[1]
In office
1853–1853
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1]
In office
1836–1837
Personal details
Born(1803-02-24)February 24, 1803
Norton, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 5, 1887(1887-11-05) (aged 84)[2]
Boston, Massachusetts[2]
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRebecca Cordis Haswell[3]
ChildrenMary L. Clarke (Hanson), Haswell C. Clarke
Alma materNorton, Framingham and Phillips Andover[3] Academies, Harvard College.
ProfessionAttorney[1]

John Jones Clarke (February 24, 1803 – November 25, 1887) was an American politician, who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature and as the first Mayor[4] of Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1846.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Hurd, Duane Hamilton Hurd (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: with biographical sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume I, Philadelphia, PA: J. Lewis & CO., p. 20
  2. ^ a b A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 327 Printed by Order of the City Council
  3. ^ a b c Thwing, Walter Eliot (1908), History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904, Boston, MA: W.A. Butterfield, p. 316
  4. ^ Winsor, Justin (1881), The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880 Vol. III, Boston, MA: Ticknor and Company, p. 578