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to present an argument in favor of statehood to
President Jackson. When other representatives made their cases, Jackson told them, "You have no influence with the Cabinet. We look to Mr. Clarke for all the information we desire. We know him, and have the fullest confidence in him."
310:, and in 1835 he moved to the property he owned in China, where he built a dock and a store and engaged in trading. The first town meeting in China Township after it was established on March 21, 1835, was held at Clarke's house.
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in the first elections under the new constitution, and was re-elected to two additional terms. Although
Michigan had a constitution, its admission to the union was blocked due to an ongoing dispute with Ohio known as the
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32 days later. In
Philadelphia, he was separated from his uncle and wandered for three days with no money or food before his uncle found him and paid for him to return home. He worked again as a clerk in a store in
203:(in Maine from 1820) on July 29, 1797. He was the son of George Collins Clarke, a ship-builder and sea captain, and Mary McDonald. He left school at age 15 to become a clerk in a store in
270:. Clarke's health began to deteriorate again and he closed his business, but remained active in political circles. After Jackson's election as president in 1828, Clarke met him while in
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and performed a variety of duties for the party, although he refused to accept a political position. He worked for the election of
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told Clarke he could have any gift he wanted from the president, but Clarke declined to pursue an appointed office.
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Clarke married Mary
Sherbun of Hallowell in December 1819. They had a daughter named Emeline. He was a
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