Joshua G. Clarke

Joshua G. Clarke (c. 1780-1828) was one of the first justices on the Supreme Court of Mississippi.

[dubious – discuss] Born c. 1780 in Maryland,[1]: 1  and raised in Pennsylvania,[2] Clarke was a member of the territorial legislature and of the constitutional convention as the representative of Claiborne county.

[2] Clarke served on the Supreme Court of Mississippi from its first session in June 1818 until 1821.

[4] His home, Claremont (Port Gibson, Mississippi), built by him in 1826, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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