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[[File:clarkcw.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Image courtesy: Ronald Deavy]]CLARK, William Hyde. (Cooperstown, NY, Feb. 19, 1836--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 10, 1872). William Hyde Clark and [[TALLMAN, Peleg|Peleg TALLMAN]] leased the [[SHOT TOWER]] in Dubuque for three months beginning in the spring of 1859 with the intent of manufacturing [[SHOT]]. ( | [[File:clarkcw.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Image courtesy: Ronald Deavy]]CLARK, William Hyde. (Cooperstown, NY, Feb. 19, 1836--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 10, 1872). In 1856 Clark, a recent arrival to Dubuque, became a teller in the bank of [[MOBLEY, Mordecai|Mordecai MOBLEY]]. When the bank closed, he became the secretary of the [[DUBUQUE HARBOR IMPROVEMENT COMPANY]]. He was serving as a teller in the State Bank of Iowa when a business opportunity developed. (1) William Hyde Clark and [[TALLMAN, Peleg|Peleg TALLMAN]] leased the [[SHOT TOWER]] in Dubuque for three months beginning in the spring of 1859 with the intent of manufacturing [[SHOT]]. (2) | ||
It was probably the start of the [[CIVIL WAR]] that brought about the quick end of their company. Clark served in the Civil War first as a 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry and then as a Major and Assistant Adjutant General on the staff of Major General [[HERRON, Francis J.|Francis J. HERRON]]. He became the Assistant Mustering Officer for the Western Division of Pennsylvania and was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services during the war." ( | It was probably the start of the [[CIVIL WAR]] that brought about the quick end of their company. Clark served in the Civil War first as a 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry and then as a Major and Assistant Adjutant General on the staff of Major General [[HERRON, Francis J.|Francis J. HERRON]]. He became the Assistant Mustering Officer for the Western Division of Pennsylvania and was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services during the war." (3) | ||
Upon his return to Dubuque and until his death, Clark served as cashier of the [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]]. (4) | |||
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1. National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx, p. 52 | 1. Oldt, Franklin. The History of Dubuque County, Chicago: Western History Company, 1880, p. 777 | ||
2. National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx, p. 52 | |||
3. Dodge, Russ. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7468437 | |||
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Family History: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jeannesworld&id=I10883
CLARK, William Hyde. (Cooperstown, NY, Feb. 19, 1836--Dubuque, IA, Oct. 10, 1872). In 1856 Clark, a recent arrival to Dubuque, became a teller in the bank of Mordecai MOBLEY. When the bank closed, he became the secretary of the DUBUQUE HARBOR IMPROVEMENT COMPANY. He was serving as a teller in the State Bank of Iowa when a business opportunity developed. (1) William Hyde Clark and Peleg TALLMAN leased the SHOT TOWER in Dubuque for three months beginning in the spring of 1859 with the intent of manufacturing SHOT. (2)
It was probably the start of the CIVIL WAR that brought about the quick end of their company. Clark served in the Civil War first as a 1st Lieutenant in the 1st Iowa Volunteer Infantry and then as a Major and Assistant Adjutant General on the staff of Major General Francis J. HERRON. He became the Assistant Mustering Officer for the Western Division of Pennsylvania and was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "faithful and meritorious services during the war." (3)
Upon his return to Dubuque and until his death, Clark served as cashier of the FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE. (4)
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1. Oldt, Franklin. The History of Dubuque County, Chicago: Western History Company, 1880, p. 777
2. National Register of Historic Places," Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/16333/Page83.aspx, p. 52
3. Dodge, Russ. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7468437
4. Oldt.