John Jones Clarke | |
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1st Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts | |
In office 1846–1846 |
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Preceded by | Board of Selectmen |
Succeeded by | Henry A. S. Dearborn |
Member of the Massachusetts Senate |
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In office 1853–1853 |
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Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
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In office 1836–1837 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Norton, Massachusetts |
February 24, 1803
Died | November 5, 1887 Boston, Massachusetts |
(aged 84)
Nationality | American |
Spouse(s) | Rebecca Cordis Haswell |
Children | Mary L. Clarke (Hanson), Haswell C. Clarke |
Alma mater | Norton, Framingham and Phillips Andover Academies, Harvard College. |
Profession | Attorney |
John Jones Clarke (February 24, 1803 – November 25, 1887) was an American politician, who served in both branches of the Massachusetts legislature and as the first Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1846.