Researching Stewart Clark
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The name Stewart means "Form of STUART. steward" and is of English origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Stewart Clark and the Clark Family History
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Some Famous People called Stewart Clark
Stewart Clark
Stewart McCullough Clark (April 12, 1890 – 1974) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois from 1915 to 1919 and at Western State College of Colorado—now known as Western State Colorado University—from 1928 to 1929, compiling a career college football coaching record of 10–19. Clark was also the head basketball coach at the University of Wyoming from 1924 to 1928, tallying a mark of 43–24. He was a brother of Potsy Clark.
Source: Stewart Clark, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Stewart Clark (politician)
Stewart Clark JP, DL (2 January 1830 – 21 November 1907) was a Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician.
Stewart Clark was a thread manufacturing entrepreneur. In the 18th century James and Patrick Clark started a thread business which expanded to the United States in the 19th Century. In 1952 the firm merged with J&P Coats forming what has since been renamed the Coats Group.
Clark was a Justice of the Peace in Linlithgow and was the Deputy Lord Lieutenant for Renfrewshire. Clark was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley from 1884 to 1885.
Stewart Clark lived in Dundas Castle which he bought in 1899 and had four children including Sir John Stewart-Clark, 1st Baronet of Dundas. The title was taken after Dundas Castle and Clark's son, John, took the double-barrelled surname 'Stewart-Clark' in honour of his father.
Source: Stewart Clark (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Clark
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