Alexander Clark (other)
Alexander Clark was a businessman and ambassador. Alexander Clark may also refer to: *Alexander Clark (rower) *Alexander Clark of Balbirnie, Scottish merchant and Provost of Edinburgh *Alexander Clark (football manager) See also

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Alexander Clark
Alexander G. Clark (February 25, 1826 – May 31, 1891) was an African-American businessman and activist who served as United States Ambassador to Liberia in 1890-1891, where he died in office. Clark is notable for suing in 1867 to gain admission for his daughter to attend a local public school in Muscatine, Iowa. The case of ''Clark v. Board of School Directors'' achieved a constitutional ruling for integration from the Iowa state supreme court in 1868, 86 years before the United States Supreme Court decision of '' Brown v. Board of Education'' (1954). He was a prominent leader in winning a state constitutional amendment that gained the right for African Americans in Iowa to vote (1868). Active in church, freemasonry, and the Republican Party, he became known for his speaking skills and was nicknamed "the Colored Orator of the West." He earned a law degree and became co-owner and editor of ''The Conservator'' in Chicago. His body was returned from Liberia in 1892 and buried in Mus ...
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Alexander Clark (rower)
Alexander Grant Clark (20 February 1943 – 2 January 2025) was a New Zealand rower who represented his country in the men's eight at the 1964 Olympic Games. Biography Clark was born in Oamaru on 20 February 1943, the son of Edith Margaret Grant Clark (née Cameron) and David Alexander Clark. Clark represented New Zealand in the men's eight at the 1964 Summer Olympics, finishing in 11th place, and is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 167 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. A national representative between 1964 and 1966, Clark was a member of the Oamaru Rowing Club, and the North End Rowing Club in Dunedin. He rowed in Auckland during the 1966 season, and was a member of the New Zealand team for the 1966 World Rowing Championships in Yugoslavia. Following his competitive rowing career, he became involved in rowing as an official, earning his starter's licence in the 1970s. He was a starter at Lake Ruataniwha Lake Ruataniwha is an artificial lake in the Macke ...
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Alexander Clark Of Balbirnie
Alexander Clark of Balbirnie (died 1591) was a Scottish merchant and Provost of Edinburgh. He was closely involved with English diplomacy. Alexander Clark was Provost of Edinburgh in 1578 and from 1579 to 1584. His surname can also be written "Clerk" or "Clarke", the historian Michael Lynch uses "Clark". Balbirnie is now part of Glenrothes. Career In November 1560 Clark was in Paris, an archer of the Scottish Guard, and a friend of the English ambassador Nicholas Throckmorton. He obtained permission to return to Scotland with a Scottish ambassador Lord Seton, and Throckmorton gave him a letter for William Cecil in London, recommending his services. Throckmorton advised secrecy in London and did not wish French diplomats to see Clark received at court by Elizabeth I. Throckmorton also wrote to Elizabeth, explaining that Clark could help her ally, the Protestant James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran and was also in credit with the Catholic Lord Seton. He would be able to send her go ...
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Alexander Clark (football Manager)
Alexander "Sandy" Clark (born 28 October 1956) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is currently manager of Lowland League side East Stirlingshire. Career Clark played for several clubs in his playing career including his home town club Airdrieonians, Rangers, Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and West Ham United. His longest and most successful spells were those at Tynecastle and Broomfield. In 1982, Clark won the Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year award. In 1984, Clark went on to win the Scottish League Cup final with Rangers in a 3-2 victory over Celtic. He has managed several clubs, including Partick Thistle, Hamilton Academical, Hearts (twice, once as caretaker), St Johnstone and Berwick Rangers. His work with BBC Scotland previously included TV commentary, where he was the regular summariser to main commentator Rob MacLean. In 2005, Clark was appointed as a striker coach at Aberdeen. He left the club in May 2009, along with manager Jimm ...
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Alex Clark (other)
Alex Clark may refer to: * Alex Clark (baseball), American baseball player * Alex Clark (journalist), British literary journalist * Alex Clark (politician) (1916–1991), American politician * Alex Clark (squash player) (born 1987), Scottish squash player See also * Alex Clarke (other) *Alexander Clark (other) Alexander Clark was a businessman and ambassador. Alexander Clark may also refer to: *Alexander Clark (rower) *Alexander Clark of Balbirnie, Scottish merchant and Provost of Edinburgh *Alexander Clark (football manager) See also *Alex Clark ( ...