Background
John Bullock was born on April 17, 1802, in Madison County, Kentucky, United States. He was the son of Bennett and Martha Bullock Clark. His family moved to Missouri in 1818.
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Speech Of John B. Clark, Of Missouri: On The Admission Of Oregon
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John Bullock Clark
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Education
In Missouri, Clark attended country schools and studied law.
Career
Though without formal higher education, John Bullock Clark nevertheless became a successful lawyer, known for his common sense and his grasp of human nature. He served as clerk of the Howard County courts from 1824 to 1835.
In 1830, he was appointed a brigadier general in the state militia, and two years later as a colonel in the Missouri Mounted Volunteers, he fought in the Black Hawk War. He was promoted to major general in the state militia in 1848. Clark served in the state House of Representatives in 1850-1851.
John was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives in 1857 and served until his expulsion for joining the Confederacy in 1861. During the Civil War, Clark became a brigadier of Missouri state troops and fought at the Battle of Springfield, where he was wounded in August 1861.
He also served in the provisional Confederate Congress, the first Confederate Senate, and the second Confederate House. Clark's talk of counterrevolution in Missouri produced a falling out with Governor Thomas C. Reynolds and, subsequently, a loss of support for reelection to the second Senate.
After the war, John Clark returned to his law practice in Fayette, Missouri. He remained out of public life and died in Fayette on October 29, 1885.
Achievements
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John Bullock Clark served as a Colonel of the Missouri Mounted Volunteers and was commissioned a Major General of State Militia in 1848. He appointed as a Democratic to the Thirty-fifth Congress and reelected to the next two succeeding congresses. During the Civil War, he served as Brigadier General in command of Missouri's Confederate 3rd Division of Militia and led his troops at the Battle of Wilson's Creek. He was also known for serving as a Representative in the Second Confederate Congress.
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Politics
Clark was a strong secessionist and a leader of the Missouri secession movement. He supported the Davis administration throughout the war. Clark wanted the Confederate government to direct the Missouri Militia, defended martial law, and advocated that all Northern officers who commanded Negro troops be shot.
Connections
In 1826 John Clark married Eleanor Turner; one of their sons, John Bullock Clark, Jr., became a brigadier general in the Confederate Army.
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Born
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Died
October 29, 1885 (aged 83) -
Resting place
Fayette City Cemetery Fayette, Howard County, Missouri, United States -
Nationality
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Political Party
Democratic party
Career
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1824 - 1835
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1850 - 1851
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December 7, 1857 - July 13, 1861
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February 18, 1862 - February 18, 1864
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February 18, 1864 - May 10, 1865