Clark, Harold W.; 1861 Bio, Pitkin County, Colorado http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/pitkin/bios/clarkhw.txt --------------------------------------- Donated August 2001 Transcribed by Judy Crook from the book: Progressive Men of Western Colorado Published 1905, A.W. Bowen & Co., Chicago, Ill. --------------------------------------- Harold W. Clark Harold W. Clark, of Aspen, one of the best known and most prominent and highly esteemed attorneys and counselors of western Colorado, is a native of Iowa City, Iowa, where he was born on October 10, 1861. He began his scholastic education in the public schools and later was graduated from the collegiate department of the Iowa State University with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy in 1885. He pursued the regular course in the law department of the University and became a graduate of that in 1888. The same year he came to Colorado and locating at Aspen in 1889 at once entered on the practice of his profession, soon afterward forming a partnership in the business with the late W.W. Cooley, which continued until the death of the latter in 1894, since which time Mr. Clark has been practicing alone. From 1896 to 1902 he was city attorney of Aspen, and in 1899 was appointed county attorney of Pitkin county, a position which he is now filling (1904). He is also interested in mining and is an owner in a large ditch and land enterprise in Delta county. In fraternal circles he belongs to the order of Elks and the Phi Delta Theta college fraternity, and in politics he is a stanch and unwavering Democrat, serving now as chairman of the county central committee of his party. His parents were J. Warren and Sophia M. (Clapp) Clark, natives of Ohio who moved to Iowa City, Iowa, in early life. The father died in 1866 from the effects of service in the war of the Rebellion. The mother died in 1884. Of their four children one, Mrs. Florence Gilliland, of Glenwood, Iowa, is deceased. The three living are Charles C., a leading lawyer of Burlington, Iowa, partner of his brother-in-law, John J. Seerley, a representative in congress in 1892; Mrs. Elizabeth Seerley, wife of John J.; and Harold W. In his practice Mr. Clark has been very successful, rising to a high rank in his profession and winning an elevated place in the regard and confidence of the people of the county and state in which he is well established. He was married on November 20, 1889, to Miss Mariette Vincent, a native of Monona county, Iowa, the daughter of Mitchell and Mary J. Vincent, natives of Pennsylvania, who moved to Iowa when young. The father is a relative of Bishops Vincent of the Protestant Episcopal church and John H. Vincent of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a civil engineer and railroad contractor. In the family of Mrs. Clark's parents there are eight children: Edward D., a lieutenant and civil engineer in the United States army, now engaged in government work at the Yellowstone National Park; Hobart, a civil engineer at Deadwood, South Dakota, where he is also interested in mining and in the service of the Northwestern Railroad, as consulting engineer; Mrs. Effa Bernard Freeland, of Onawa, Iowa; Blanche (Mrs. Sewell Allen); Louise, Margaret, Louise (Mrs. Howard Woodman), [it lists Louise twice] Thayer and John, a civil engineer in Arkansas and manager of a mine. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have three children, Vincent, aged eleven; Catherine, aged eight, and Helen E., aged six. Mrs. Clark is a member of the Episcopal church. Mr. Clark's brother, Charles C. Clark, is grand master of Masons of the state of Iowa. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.