. History of the University of Michigan . iLaster ofArts. On January 19, 1883, he was appointed Re-gent of the University in place of Byron M. Cut-cheon resigned, and served out the term, retiringat the close of that year. On November 22, 1854,he was married to Lucy A. Whittelsey, a lineal REGENTS BT ELECTION 20I descendant of the Reverend John Cotton. Theyhad three children : Maria VVhittelsey ; Mark (, 1882), now an attorney at GrandRapids; and Lucy, who died in infancy. He diedat Grand Rapids, January 6, 1894. ARTHUR MERRILL CLARK was bornat Landaff, New Hampshire, August 4, 1
. History of the University of Michigan . iLaster ofArts. On January 19, 1883, he was appointed Re-gent of the University in place of Byron M. Cut-cheon resigned, and served out the term, retiringat the close of that year. On November 22, 1854,he was married to Lucy A. Whittelsey, a lineal REGENTS BT ELECTION 20I descendant of the Reverend John Cotton. Theyhad three children : Maria VVhittelsey ; Mark (, 1882), now an attorney at GrandRapids; and Lucy, who died in infancy. He diedat Grand Rapids, January 6, 1894. ARTHUR MERRILL CLARK was bornat Landaff, New Hampshire, August 4, 1833, son ofDaniel and Mary (^Merrill) Clark. His parentsboth sprang from New England families. He at-tended the common schools of his native state tillhe was sixteen years of age. He then entered theSeminary and Collegiate Institute at Newbury, Ver-mont, where he was graduated in 1853. He taughtfor a year and then came to Michigan as Principal. ARTHUR MERRILL CLARK of Schools at I^exington. He held this position forfive years and then turned to commercial 187s he disposed of his business and becameGrand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge, of F. and A. Michigan. He held this office till igoi and thenresigned it on account of failing health. He wasmarried August 16, 1855, at Stowe, Vermont, toMary E. Robinson. Four children were born ofthis union : Ellen Haywood; Charles Sinclair;Arthur N. ; and Howard R. The last two died ininfancy. The mother died July 27, 1862. He was married a second time, at Littleton, New Hamp-shire, September 8, 1863, to Martha Hale, by whomhe had two sons, Winthrop W., now of Lexington,and Arthur H., the latter dying in infancy. Themother died August 22, 1896. January 11, 1898,he was married to Emma Church Alford, who sur-vives him. He died at Lexington, October 27,1903. He was elected a Regent of the Universityon the Democratic ticket in April, 1883, and tookoffice January i, following. Duri
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