Nathan Clark

Nathan Clark (July 21, 1718 – April 8, 1792) was a Vermont colonial and Revolutionary War leader who served as Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives. Life and career Clark was born in Preston, Connecticut on July 21, 1718. Clark was one of Vermont's founders, settling in Bennington in 1762. During the dispute between Vermonters who held land New Hampshire titles from Benning Wentworth, the colonial Governor, and the government of New York, which tried to make them acquire confirming titles from New York, Clark was a prominent anti-New Yorker, chairing meetings of citizens called to discuss and plan strategy, and preparing written communications to New York's leaders.