Abraham Clark (February 15, 1726 – September 15, 1794) was an American Founding Father, politician, and Revolutionary War figure. [1] Clark was a delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress where he signed the Declaration of Independence and later served in the United States House of Representatives in both the Second and Third United ...

2025年2月11日 · Abraham Clark (born Feb. 15, 1726, Elizabethtown (now Elizabeth), N.J. [U.S.]—died Sept. 15, 1794, Elizabeth, N.J., U.S.) was an American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Though he had little formal education, Clark became a surveyor and managed transfers of property.

2024年7月8日 · Abraham Clark was a Founding Father and Signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a delegate from New Jersey. Clark was also a farmer, surveyor, self-taught lawyer, and politician. He supported the Bill of Rights and was aligned with the Democratic-Republicans in his later years.

Abraham Clark was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey on February 15, 1726 the only child of Thomas Clark (born 1701) and Hannah Winans, who married about 1724. The signer’s paternal grandparents were Elizabethtown residents, Thomas Clark (born 1670) and Margaret Duehurst, who married in 1692.

Land attorney; High Sheriff of Essex County, NJ.; Member of New Jersey Provincial Congress; Elected to the Continental Congress, 1776 ~1784. Abraham Clark was born into the life of a farmer at what is now Elizabeth, New Jersey.

They called me “the poor man’s counsellor,” known for correctly understanding legal principles and impartial law, and I was often chosen to help resolve disputes and keep the peace. I served as the clerk for the colonial New Jersey Assembly and as High Sheriff for Essex County, earning great respect in both offices.

Abraham Clark (February 15, 1726 – September 15, 1794) was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and delegate for New Jersey in the Second Continental Congress. He did not participate in the First Continental Congress.

2020年2月18日 · Abraham Clark was an American lawyer, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Abraham gave a great deal more for this country than many of us can imagine. He devoted his entire life to taking care of others and fighting for what is right.

2024年2月13日 · ABRAHAM CLARK, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, was son of Thomas Clark and Hannah Winans. Abraham Clark (February 15, 1726 – September 15, 1794) was an American politician and Revolutionary War figure.

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