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Abraham Clark (February 15, 1726 – September 15, 1794) was an American Founding Father, politician, and Revolutionary War figure. Clark was a delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third ...
Abraham Clark (born Feb. 15, 1726, Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J. [U.S.]—died Sept. 15, 1794, Elizabeth, N.J., U.S.) was an American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Though he had little formal education, Clark became a surveyor and managed transfers of property.
Abraham Clark. In the early hours of July 4, 1776, Abraham Clark wrote his friend Elias Dayton, the Colonel of a battalion of Jersey troops at German Flatts, from his lodging in Philadelphia. . . . Our Congress Resolved to Declare the United Colonies Free and Independent States.
May 17, 2012 · Abraham Clark (February 15, 1726 – September 15, 1794) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate for New Jersey in the Second Continental Congress. He did not participate in the First Continental Congress. Little is known of Clark outside of his public service.
Abraham Clark. 1725-1794. Representing New Jersey at the Continental Congress. by Ole Erekson, Engraver, c1876, Library of Congress. Abraham Clark was born into the life of a farmer at what is now Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Dec 6, 2019 · Abraham Clark was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in New Jersey, Clark was an ardent Patriot and supporter of Independence. In 1776, the New Jersey state convention grew frustrated with their delegates in the Second Continental Congress and their refusal to support Independence.
Feb 18, 2020 · Abraham Clark was an American lawyer, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Abraham gave a great deal more for this country than many of us can imagine.
Jul 4, 2004 · Abraham Clark—farmer, surveyor, self-taught lawyer, and politician—typifies those signers who dedicated most of their lives to public service but never gained national renown. An only child, Clark was born in 1726 at his father's farm in what is now Roselle, N.J.
Abraham Clark (February 15, 1725 – September 15, 1794) was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure. He was delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United States Congress ...
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CLARK, ABRAHAM. (1726–1794). Signer. New Jersey. After a general education he became a surveyor, a lawyer, and—informally—a settler of land disputes. He was known variously as "Congress Abraham" and "The Poor Man's Lawyer." He was high sheriff of Essex County and clerk of the colonial assembly under the crown.
