Career
He was appointed by the First Labour Government. He was originally from Plymouth, England, and joined the Royal Navy as a naval rating on HMS Encounter. He then left the service and went to northern Wairoa in 1932 and later moved to Waihi.
He joined the Railway Department but left it about 1920 to go farming at Matamata.
In 1935 Lark was appointed to the Legislative Council. Lark died on 21 March 1946 and his ashes were buried at Waikumete Cemetery.
