Person
Clark, John Howard (1830 - 1878)
- Born
- 15 January 1830
Birmingham, England - Died
- 21 May 1878
Port Willunga, South Australia, Australia - Occupation
- Assayer and Merchant
Summary
John Clark joined his father's firm of accountants and merchants after an unsuccessful attempt to operate as an assayer. He was editor of the "Register" 1870-1878.
Details
Born England, 1830. Died 21 May, 1878. Tried unsuccessfully to operate as an assayer; joined his father's firm of accountants and merchants; a proprietor of the "Register" from 1865 and its editor 1870-78. Active in the formation of the Adelaide Philosophical Society and the South Australian Institute.
Related entries
Archival resources
State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana
- Clark Family - Records, 1850 - 1869, PRG 389; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
Published resources
Book Sections
- Buick, W. G., 'Clark, John Howard (1830-1878), newspaper proprietor and public figure' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1969), pp. 404-406. https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clark-john-howard-3215. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16063590. Details
- 'Clark, John Howard (1830-1878)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1463505. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 2 March 2018
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