| John T. Clark |
| John T. Clark, Attorney, Postville, is a
native of Madison Co., N. Y., being born in 1811;
received his early education in the common schools;
followed agricultural pursuits till 1843, commenced
reading law under the preceptorship of Timothy Jenkins,
of Oneida Co., N. Y., and subsequently with Thos.
Flandreau of that same county, where he was admitted to
the bar in 1851. In the fall of 1853 he emigrated to
Iowa, locating in Waukon, there being but two frame
dwellings, he building the third. He remained there
following his profession until Dec., 1859, when he
removed to Decorah and established a law office in
company with his son, Orlando J. Clark. While there he
was extensively interested in real estate at Fort
Atkinson, owning 160 acres of land upon which most of the
town was platted. In 1874 he returned to Waukon where he
remained till in June 1880, he came to Postville and
opened a law office. Mr. Clark was married to Miss
Elizabeth Balkeslee, of N.Y., in 1833. His children are
Orlando J., now a practicing attorney of Decorah,
Frederick M., Charles B., Sarah E., Emma, Adelbert J.,
Alvin and Florence. All his sons served their country
during the war of the rebellion. Mr. Clark served as one
of the delegates in the Constitutional Convention of 1857
at Iowa City, also as Prosecuting Attorney for Allamakee
Co. for several years. pg 481-482 |