Davis Wasgatt Clark (February 25, 1812 – May 23, 1871) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1864; the first President of the Freedman's Aid Society; and the namesake of Clark Atlanta University, an HBCU.

Clark was born on Mount Desert Island, Hancock County, Maine.

Influenced by the family altar, at the age of 16 he joined the first Methodist Class formed by the Rev.

He also played an important role in healing the spiritual wounds created by the American Civil War.

[2] Bishop Clark became one of the most popular and best known Methodist leaders during the post-Civil War years.