Bio of CLARK, Herbert J. (b.1866), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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HERBERT J. CLARK - Vol III, pg 412-413
Herbert J. Clark, president of the J. R. Clark Company, manufacturers of
wooden-ware at Minneapolis, was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, August 15, 1866,
and is a son of John R. and Annette M. (French) Clark, the former a native of
Auburn, Massachusetts, while the latter was born in Hardwick, Vermont. The Clark
family came from England to America in the seventeenth century and made
settlement in Massachusetts. One of the ancestors, Joseph Clark, was a soldier
of the Revolutionary war and his remains are now interred in a cemetery of
Auburn, Massachusetts. The early ancestors were farming people and were thus
associated with the agricultural development of New England. John R. Clark
removed from Massachusetts to the west in 1856, settling at St. Cloud, traveling
by ox team from St. Paul to his destination. He was a contractor and built the
first brick store in St. Cloud. During the Civil war he served as a
quartermaster sergeant with the Minnesota Mounted Rangers under General Sibley,
fighting the Indians on the western frontier. In 1872 he came to Minneapolis,
where he built several houses directly opposite where the Wesley church now
stands, the district being then a corn field. In 1878 he organized the J. R.
Clark Company, which has since been in operation. The place of business was
first situated on Nicollet Island and later a removal was made on various
occasions until in 1902, when the present location at Aldrich and Second avenues
North, was secured. Here the plant of the company covers two blocks, the
building being a three-story structure devoted to the manufacture of all kinds
of woodenware. The founder and promoter, John R. Clark, having won a place among
the leading manufacturers and representative business men of Minneapolis, long
highly regarded by his fellow townsmen, passed away in 1902. His widow survived
him for many years, her death occurring in January, 1921. The father had retired
from business in 1887 and went to Pasadena, California, where he was living at
the time of his demise.
Herbert J. Clark was a little lad of but six years when brought by his parents
to Minneapolis and here as a pupil in the public schools he was educated. After
his text­books were put aside he began work in his father's factory and upon the
father's retirement from business in 1887 the enterprise was turned over to
Herbert J. Clark, who was then but twenty-one years of age. He has since
conducted the business and his affairs have been most successfully managed, the
enterprise under his direction growing to be one of the largest concerns of its
kind in the country. Its output includes all kinds of woodenware and the factory
is splendidly equipped with the latest and most modern machinery for
facilitating the work. The thorough reliability of the firm is also another
element in its growth and its position is now an enviable one in the
manufacturing circles of Minneapolis.
On the 29th of August, 1887, Mr. Clark was married to Miss Lillian B. Averill of
this city and they have become parents of three children: Vera, who is the wife
of L. W. Place; Esther, the wife of Lac F. Stafford; and John R., who married
Miss Lucille Busharo, May 16, 1923. Mr. Clark has a military record, having
served for seven years in Company B of the Minnesota State Militia, with the
rank of lieutenant. His son enlisted for service in the Canadian Cavalry, with
which he remained until America entered the World war, after which he was
released and enlisted in the United States Field Artillery. He was then sent to
Camp Jackson, South Carolina, where he served as a sergeant until the end of the
war but did not get overseas. He is now a lieutenant in the One Hundred and
Fifty-first Field Artillery and is actively engaged in business with his father.
Mr. Clark belongs to the Minneapolis Club and to the Automobile Club, of which
he was president for three years, while for fourteen years he served as one of
its trustees. He is also chairman of the house committee and has done much to
further the growth and attain the objects of the organization. He likewise
belongs to the Elks Club and he is a valued representative of the Masonic
fraternity, having attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite, while
with the Nobles of Zuhrah Temple he has crossed the sands of the desert to the
Mystic Shrine. His entire record is com­mendable. Few young men assume such
responsibilities as did Mr. Clark on attaining his majority, but he proved
himself adequate to the demands made upon him and not only successfully managed
the business but promoted its growth, increased its scope and made it one of the
foremost manufacturing concerns of the city.