Interim Content
Clark, James A.
Biography
22 Feb. 1805–12 Dec. 1882. Lawyer, judge. Born in Estill Co., Kentucky. Son of Bennet Clark and Martha. Moved to Howard Co., Missouri, 1817. Trained as a lawyer under Peyton R. Hayden, 1825–1827; passed Missouri bar, 1827. Active in local politics, 1828. Married first Martha Lewis, 19 Mar. 1833, in Howard Co. Served as circuit attorney in Linn Co., Missouri, 1837. Prosecuting attorney for cases of JS and others charged with riot, arson, and treason, 1839. Moved to Chillicothe Township, Livingston Co., Missouri, 1840. Judge of Missouri Eleventh Circuit Court, 1841–ca. 1861. Moved to Chariton Co., Missouri, by 1844. Wife died, 15 July 1845. Married second Mary Jane Lewis, 5 Jan. 1847. Moved to Linneus, Linn Co., 1878. Buried in Linneus.
Links
papers
- Deed, Charles B. Lawrence to Mary Walworth, 8 April 1851 [ United States v. Joseph Smith III et al. ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 17 August 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Continuance, 4 November 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 10 December 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson ]
- Docket Entry, Nolle Prosequi, 5 August 1840 [ State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods ]
- Indictment, circa 10 April 1839, Copy [ State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny ]
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Baldwin et al. for Arson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Arson
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Worthington et al. for Larceny and State of Missouri v. JS for Receiving Stolen Goods
- Kirtland Safety Society Discounted Notes, circa January 1837
- Transcript of Proceedings, Burglary, 6 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, Treason, 6 July 1839 [ Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes ]
- Trustees Land Book A, 11 September 1839–30 April 1842
- Warrant, 12 September 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Gender
- Male