Birth:1845
Death:2 May 1908 in Kojonup
Authority control:Wikidata: Q123583187
WikiTree: Clark-81196

James McHenry Clark was mayor of the Municipality of Fremantle from late 1898 to 1899.

He died in a firearms accident in Kojanup on 2 May 1908.[1]

He was buried at Fremantle Cemetery (where his death date is given as 3 May),[2] in the same plot as Bessie his wife who predeceased him in 1903.[3]

Clark Street was named in his honour (which may be the present-day Clarke Street).[4]

References

  1. Shooting Fatality (1908, May 4). The Evening Mail (Fremantle, WA : 1905 - 1910), p. 1 (LATE EDITION). Retrieved March 8, 2025, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article256624898
  2. Find a Grave, Memorial ID 213399012, Birth 1846, Death 3 May 1908 (aged 61–62), Burial Fremantle Cemetery, Plot Presbyterian-Mon E-0113
  3. Find a Grave, Elizabeth Clark, "In Loving Memory of Bessie / The Dearly Beloved Wife of J. McHenry Clark / Died 19th March, 1903 Aged 56 Years"
  4. Nomenclature of Fremantle Streets Part 3.