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First Name:
Willet
Last Name:
Clark
Type: Light Keeper
Image Source:
Simon Dodge is on far right. Seated is Sarah W. Clark, widow of Henry W. Clark, the first keeper of the lighthouse. On the far left is Willet Clark, son of Henry and Sarah Clark, who would later become keeper, and next to Simon is his wife, Bessie Clark.
Collection / Donor:
Middle Initial:
H.
Born:
1868
Died:
1930
Place(s)
Place:
Title / Position:
2nd Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
Cause of Termination:
Promoted
Year Started:
1886
Year Departed:
1887
Begin Salary:
400
End Salary:
400
Place:
Title / Position:
1st Assistant Lighthouse Keeper
Cause of Termination:
Promoted
Year Started:
1887
Year Departed:
1922
Begin Salary:
450
End Salary:
720
Place:
Title / Position:
Principal Lighthouse Keeper
Cause of Termination:
Retired
Year Started:
1922
Year Departed:
1930
Begin Salary:
900
End Salary:
1620
Source:
Register of Lighthouse Keepers, Carl F.W. Anderson OPF
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Entered Date:
Oct 05, 2018


Son of Keeper Henry W. Clark.
Retired on August 30, 1930