History of Huron, (Wayne County) New York United States of America

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Emmons Clark Biographical Sketch

Emmons Clark, soldier, was born at Huron, N.Y., Oct. 14, 1827; son of William and Sophronia (Tillotson) Clark. His first American ancestors were William Clark of Northampton, Mass., who came from England in 1630, and John Tillotson, who came from England in 1635, and settled at Saybrook, Conn. He was graduated from Hamilton college in 1847 and began the study of medicine, but abandoned that profession to become a freight clerk in New York city. In 1857 he enlisted in the 7th regiment, N.Y. state militia, and rose by regular promotion to the rank of captain in December, 1860. He served with his regiment in the civil war, and from 1864 to 1889 was its colonel, commanding his regiment in the Orange riot, 1871, and the labor riots, 1877. In 1889 he resigned, and by joint resolution of the New York legislature was brevetted brigadier-general. In 1866 he was elected secretary of the health department of New York city and was holding that office in 1899. He is the author of History of the Second Company of the Seventh Regiment (National Guard) N.Y.S. Militia, 1806-1864 (Vol. I, 1864); and History of the Seventh Regiment of New York, 1806-1889 (2 vols., 1890).

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor