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Enoch White Clark
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Enoch White Clark

American banker

Enoch White Clark (November 16, 1802 – August 4, 1856) was the founder of E. W. Clark & Co., a prominent financial firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that helped the U.S. government finance the Mexican–American War. In 1857, Clark was listed as one of Philadelphia's 25 millionaires.2

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Born 1802, died Aug 3, 1856.1

About

Clark also launched the financial career of Jay Cooke, who helped finance the Union's war effort in the Civil War and establish a true national currency.

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Companies

Career

Personal life

  • Born1802, Easthampton4
  • CitizenshipUnited States5
  • SpouseSarah Crawford Doge6

Enoch W. Clark was the patriarch of a family that gained much prominence in Philadelphia and national affairs. He married Sarah Crawford Dodge. Together they had at least four sons and three daughters:

1 Edward White Clark (1828–1904). Financier whose children included Edward Walter Clark II, Joseph Sill Clark, Sr., and Percy Hamilton Clark. Their descendants included Edward Walter Clark III, Joseph Sill Clark, Jr., Mary Todhunter "Tod" Clark, Rodman Rockefeller, Steven Clark Rockefeller, and Michael Clark Rockefeller.

2 Sarah Crawford Clark (1832-1835). Buried in North Burial Ground in Providence, Rhode Island.

3 Clarence Howard Clark, Sr. (1833–1906). Financier and developer whose children included Clarence Howard Clark, Jr.

4 J. Hinckley Clark (ca. 1835-1889). Became partner in E.W. Clark & Co. in 1872.

5 Frank Hamilton Clark (1844-1882). Banker, president of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad.

6 Sarah Crawford Clark (?-?) whose descendants included Clarence Clark Zantzinger and Gei Zantzinger.

7 Mary White Clark (Sept. 6, 1842-1926): Married John Appleton Burnham (?-1910) in 1842.

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