Background
Clark, William Heermans was born on August 12, 1848 in Lyons, New York, United States. Son of William and Amelia R. (Heermans) Clark.
Clark, William Heermans was born on August 12, 1848 in Lyons, New York, United States. Son of William and Amelia R. (Heermans) Clark.
Descendant on both paternal and maternal sides of commissioned officers of America Army in Revolutionary War. Student Hamilton College, 1865-1866. Bachelor of Arts, Union College, 1868, Master of Arts, 1871.
Admitted to bar, 1869. Practiced at Lyons, New York, 1869-1876. Purchased Cortland Standard, 1876.
President Cortland Standard Printing Company from 1893.
President Norwich Public Company, since 1903.
Member New York Assembly, 1875. Member Republican State Committee, 1880-1881.
Married Helen Street, December 31, 1879.