Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Clark, Joseph H. 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

    JOSEPH H. CLARK was born in Corning, N. Y., and there grew to vigorous young
manhood, forming the foundation of what was destined to be a brilliant business
career. Feeling that his native town did not offer sufficient inducements to a
young man starting out in life, Mr. Clark sought a broader field for his labors,
and removed to Minneapolis, Minnesota, which place has been the scene of his
active business career. Beginning with less than two hundred dollars in cash,
Mr. Clark, through unremitting industry, rare good judgment and insight into
affairs of a business nature, amassed a considerable fortune in a comparatively
short period of time. He became closely connected with several of the banks,
also the great milling corporations of the city. He was one of the organizers of
the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce and retained his membership in this
institution until his removal from Minneapolis.

    Mr. Clark retired from active business life in 1892 and became a resident of
Santa Monica in 1894 where he and his family have since resided, having built a
home on the corner of Fifth Street and Nevada Avenue.

    He has always taken a strong interest in the welfare of Santa Monica. It was
through his, and Mrs. Clark's efforts, that the Carnegie Free Public Library was
secured and located on the corner of Fifth Street and Oregon Avenue in 1903. Mr.
Clark placed a fine Esty pipe organ in the First Presbyterian Church corner of
Third Street and Arizona Avenue, in 1907, in memory of his son. He is one of the
stockholders and directors of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company, of Los
Angeles.



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Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief
history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County,
1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and
embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative
people.

Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)


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