Edward Walter Clark, Jr.
| Edward Walter Clark | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1857 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 4, 1946 (aged 88) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Employer | E. W. Clark & Co. |
| Children | Edward Walter Clark III |
| Parent(s) | Edward White Clark |
| Relatives |
Enoch White Clark, grandfather Clarence Munroe Clark, brother Joseph Sill Clark Sr., brother Percy Hamilton Clark, brother |
Edward Walter Clark (May 17, 1857 – April 4, 1946) was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, businessman and banker who was also noted as a first-class cricketer, yachtsman, and a breeder of cocker spaniels.
A third-generation member of the Clark banking family, Clark was a senior partner in the E. W. Clark & Co. investment house, a vice president of the First National Bank of Philadelphia, and a manager of Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company. In his leisure time, he was a prominent cricket player in Philadelphia-area clubs, served as commodore of the Philadelphia Corinthian Yacht Club, and was a part-owner of the Irolita Kennels.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 17, 1857. He was the eldest of six siblings, including a brother, Clarence Munroe Clark, born to Mary Todhunter Sill (1835-1908) and Edward White Clark (1828-1904). His grandfather was Enoch White Clark (1802-1856). Edward was called "Jr." to distinguish him from his father.
Clark, who attended Germantown Academy and the University of Pennsylvania,
He married Lydia Jane Newhall (1858-1936) on October 31, 1882, in Philadelphia. They had two sons, George Newhall Clark (1887-1906), who died while at Harvard of influenza; and Sydney Procter Clark; and two daughters, Frances Clark Stoddard, and Christine Clark Willetts.
In 1904, he became a senior partner at E. W. Clark & Co.
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