Staley N. Clarke

Staley Nichols Clarke ( born May 24, 1794 Prince George's County, Maryland, † October 14, 1860 in Ellicottville, New York ) was an American politician. Between 1841 and 1843 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Staley Clarke was the younger brother of Congressman Archibald S. Clarke ( 1788-1821 ). In 1815 he moved to Buffalo, New York. Subsequently he worked as a clerk at the Bank of Niagara and from 1819 to 1822 at the Holland Land Co. in Batavia. He was then transferred from this company as their representative to Ellicottville. For 17 years he held the office of treasurer in the local Cattaraugus County. Politically, he joined the Whig party to.

In the congressional elections of 1840 Clarke was in the 31 electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Richard P. Marvin on March 4, 1841. Since he resigned in 1842 to further candidacy, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1843. This period was burdened by the tensions between President John Tyler and the Whigs. It was also at that time already been discussed about a possible annexation of the independent Republic of Texas since 1836 by Mexico.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Staley Clarke is no longer politically have appeared. He died on 14 October 1860 in Ellicottville.