William Clark (Anglican priest)
22 Jul 1740 - 4 Nov 1815
Rev. William Clark was an Anglican priest from Massachusetts.
Clark was the son of Rev. Peter of Danvers, Massachusetts. After he was graduated from Harvard College in 1759, he was an interim preacher in various congregational churches around Boston. Several years later, he announced his intention to convert to Anglicanism to the Episcopal Convention in Boston. He was then assigned as a reader to the congregations in Dedham and Stoughton, Massachusetts. After traveling to England for ordination, Clark returned to Dedham.
On May 26, 1770, Clark married Mary Richards. That same year, he commented with disdain on the republican sensibilities of Dedhamites.
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