Biography

01/24/1829 - 01/13/1911

CLARKE, John Gaylord, a Representative from Washington County; born, January 24, 1829 in Washington, Washington County, Pa,; attended, Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College); farmer; wool grower; elected, school director, Franklin Township, Washington County; elected, president, Upper Ten-Mile Plank Road Company; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1886; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1888); died, January 13, 1911 in Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania; interred, Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania.