Edgar L. Clark
(1848-1921)

24th District Representative

Republican

Yes

47

April 7, 1848

Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States

February 28, 1921

Mary Jane Roberts (1847-1902) November 27, 1866
Nellie McAllister (1881-1960) Married January 13, 1906

Livestock Producer and Agent

Edgar Leonidas Clark moved to Parowan, Utah in 1857 and remained there his whole life. Clark bred and raised livestock, primarily sheep, cattle, and horses. He was a great lover of horses. From 1889 until 1910, Clark was an agent for B. F. Saunders, owner of the largest cattle herd in Utah at the time. Clark traveled the west to evaluate potential grazing lands, including Alaska, in 1903. He served on the Parowan City Council and in other positions of trust, including postmaster, and bank president. Clark died in 1921 from kidney disease.

As a state representative “his actions there were always consistent with the principles of his party" (Drumm 1896, 85).

Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7.

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Image of Edgar L. Clark by courtesy of HathiTrust Cropped from page 78 of Drumm, Mark. "The Bee Hive State." Drumm's Manual of Utah, and Souvenir of the First State Legislature, 1896. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Salt Lake City, Utah: M. Drumm, 1896. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4jb7?urlappend=%3Bseq=84