Background
Clark, Alonzo Howard was born on April 13, 1850 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thatcher and Abby (Carnes) Clark.
Clark, Alonzo Howard was born on April 13, 1850 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Thatcher and Abby (Carnes) Clark.
Educated Wesleyan University (honorary Master of Arts, 1906).
In mercantile business, New York, 1867-1875. In charge of the United States Fish Commission Station, at Gloucester, Massachusetts, and special agent 10th Census, 1879-1880. Curator division of history, United States National Museum, and editor Smithsonian Institution, Washington, since 1881.
Assistant United States commission to London International Exposition, 1883.
Expert commissioner and member International Jury Awards, Paris Exposition, 1889. Delaware International Geography Congress, Paris, 1889.
Secretary American History Association, 1889-1908, and curator, since 1889. Secretary general and registrar general Sons of the American Revolution.
Member International
Married Alice Morrow, June 25, 1881.