Satterlee Clark

Satterlee Clark
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
January 6, 1862 – January 1, 1872
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byLyman Morgan
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dodge 5th district
In office
January 6, 1873 – January 5, 1874
Preceded byGeorge Schott
Succeeded byAugust Heinrich Lehmann
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Marquette district
In office
January 1, 1849 – January 7, 1850
Preceded byArchibald Nichols
Succeeded byBenjamin Spaulding (Marquette & Waushara)
Personal details
Born(1816-05-22)May 22, 1816
Washington, D.C., U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 1881(1881-09-20) (aged 65)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Cause of deathStroke
Resting placeOakhill Cemetery, Horicon, Wisconsin
SpouseEliza M. Clark (died 1889)
Children
  • Charlotte Whiting Clark
  • (b. 1844; died 1845)
  • Satterlee Clark Jr.
  • (b. 1845; died 1887)
  • 1 other daughter
  • 1 other son
Relatives

Satterlee Clark (May 22, 1816 – September 20, 1881) was an American attorney, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served ten years in the Wisconsin State Senate (1862–1872), representing eastern Dodge County, and also served two years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. He wrote a historical essay of his memories of Fort Winnebago and the Black Hawk War in pre-statehood Wisconsin. In his lifetime, he was widely known by the nickname Sat Clark.[1]

  1. ^ Calkins, Colonel Elias A. (1882). "Two Men of Note–William Hull and Satterlee Clark". Report and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. IX. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society: 413–420. Retrieved May 4, 2021.