Edward Walter Clark Jr.

Edward Walter Clark (May 17, 1857 – April 4, 1946) was a Philadelphia businessman and banker who was also noted as a first-class cricketer, yachtsman, and a breeder of cocker spaniels.

Edward Walter Clark
BornMay 17, 1857
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 4, 1946(1946-04-04) (aged 88)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EmployerE. W. Clark & Co.
SpouseLydia Jane Clark
ChildrenEdward Walter Clark III
Parent(s)Edward White Clark
Mary Todhunter Sill
RelativesEnoch White Clark, grandfather
Edward Walter Clark II, brother
Clarence Munroe Clark, brother
Joseph Sill Clark Sr., brother
Percy Hamilton Clark, brother

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.

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