Harvey C. Clark
Harvey C. Clark | |
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Museum of Missouri Military History portrait, c. 1910 | |
| Born | September 7, 1869 Lebanon Township, Cooper County, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 11, 1921 (aged 51) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Buried | Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States Missouri |
| Service | United States Army Missouri National Guard |
| Years of service | 1888–1921 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Missouri National Guard |
| Commands | Company B, 2nd Missouri Infantry Regiment 1st Brigade, Missouri National Guard Missouri National Guard Division 3rd Separate Brigade 68th Infantry Brigade 60th Depot Brigade Adjutant General of Missouri |
| Wars | Spanish–American War Pancho Villa Expedition World War I |
| Memorials | Camp Clark, Nevada, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Wentworth Military Academy Scarritt College (A.B., 1891) |
| Spouse(s) |
Harriet "Hattie" De Armond
(m. 1897–1909)Sudye "Sue" C. Berry
(m. 1909–1921) |
| Relations | David A. De Armond (father in law) |
| Other work | Attorney Prosecuting Attorney, Bates County, Missouri |
Harvey C. Clark (September 7, 1869 – April 11, 1921) was an American attorney and military officer from Missouri. A Democrat in politics, he served as prosecuting attorney of Bates County, Missouri , for two terms beginning in 1896. A longtime member of the Missouri National Guard, he attained the rank of major general as commander of Missouri's division, and served as adjutant general of Missouri from 1918 to 1921.
A native of Lebanon Township, Cooper County, Missouri, Clark was raised in Butler, Missouri and graduated from Butler Academy, Wentworth Military Academy, and Scarritt College. He studied law with a Butler attorney from 1891 to 1893, attained admission to the bar, and practiced in Butler before moving to Nevada, Missouri. A Democrat, he served as prosecuting attorney of Bates County from 1897 to 1901.
Clark joined the Missouri National Guard as a captain in 1888. He served in the Spanish–American War and rose through the ranks in command positions during the post-war period to attain the rank of major general. He accepted a reduction in rank to brigadier general so he could lead Missouri troops on the U.S.–Mexico border in Texas during the 1916 Pancho Villa Expedition. During the early days of World War I, he commanded the 60th Depot Brigade at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma. After failing his physical because of high blood pressure, in early 1918, he returned to Missouri, where he was appointed adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard. Clark served in this post until January 1921, when he retired from the military.
Clark became ill in early April 1921 and was admitted to a hospital in St. Louis. He did not recover and died in St. Louis on April 11, 1921. He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Butler.