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Title: Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Reno, Conrad, 1859-1933 Jones, Leonard A. (Leonard Augustus), 1832-1909 Subjects: Lawyers -- New England Courts -- New England New England -- Biography Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Century Memorial Publishing Co. Contributing Library: Boston Public Library Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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Text Appearing Before Image: ol [lart of the time,entered Dartmouth, from wiiieii institution hegraduated with honors in 1834. Among Mr.Clarks chussmates were Albert Baker, MoodyCurrier, Ivichard H. Kimball, Ivlward A. Law-rence, Newton 10. Marble, Alphonso Wood,each of whom gained distinction in after years.During his years at college Mr. Clark taught BIOGRA PHICAL.—NE IV HA MPS HIRE. 73 •sclidol wiiikTs. ;ilso wliilc leiidiiiL; law. eit;lit.wiiitci-s in all, thus (h^fVayiiiu his (MUiratir)iialexpenses. After ,<ira<luation Mr. (laik Ioinnienceil thestuily of hnv in the ollice of (ieneral .lohnSullivan, I^xetcr, where he reniaineil eighteenmonths; he then entered the ollicc of -laniesjjell, afterwards Unitei)ing-, and in 1 s;ii) removed to iManehester,wdiere he was amoni; Ihe first to open a lawofliee, acceiitiuij, Ihe idia then prevailing thata large manufaclni-ing city was destined to

Text Appearing After Image: DANJKL CLAKK s[)ring up at no distmit day around tlie Amos-keag falls, on the JMerrimac Iiver, and withcharacteristic foresight he led the advanceguard to that held of promise hefore the clatterof the loom or the huzz of the spindle had dis-turhed its then comparative solitude. Jlesoouac(iuire(l a satisfactory practice, which after-ward grew to he one of the largest in the State.lor tweiit) years he was on one side or theother of nearly all impoitant trials in thecounty, attending the courts also in iMerrimackand Rockingham counties. 1 le was employedon liehalf of the State in the |>reliminar\ ex- auiinaiionin the Parker murder triid, beingoccu[iied ahnost continuously for a period ofneaily two months. He succeeded in procur-ing the extiaditioii from Maine of the supposedmurderers after a lengtiiy trial in that .State,anr a hearing lasting nearly a month,hefore tiie Police Court of Manchester, procuredtheir commitment to answer for the crime ofmurder. ()[)posed to him

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