Samuel Mercer Clark | |
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![]() From the April 1901 issue of The Iowa Historical Record magazine | |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | |
Preceded by | John H. Gear |
Succeeded by | Thomas Hedge |
Personal details | |
Born | Keosauqua, Iowa Territory | October 11, 1842
Died | August 11, 1900 Keokuk, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 57)
Resting place | Oakland Cemetery |
Political party | Republican |
Samuel Mercer Clark (October 11, 1842 – August 11, 1900) was a two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district at the end of the 19th century. He was the first Iowa-born member of Congress.