John Clarke (Congregationalist minister)

John Clarke (1755–1798) was a minister of the First Church in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 18th century.

He was educated at the Boston Public Latin School (class of 1761) and Harvard University (class of 1774; MA 1777).

[1] He joined the ministry of Boston's First Church in January 1778,[2] and remained there until his death at age 42.

He was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780.

[4] Clarke married Esther Orne; they had four children.