Father and Daughter 1839-2011

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Senator William Andrews Clark (D-MT), the founder of Las Vegas was born in 1839, his youngest daughter Huguette born in 1906 died fairly recently in 2011. Together they experienced almost 3/4 of our nation's existence. Huguette was known for her empty mansions which sold recently.

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William A. Clark

Clark's long-standing dream of becoming a United States Senator resulted in scandal in 1899 when it was revealed that he bribed members of the Montana State Legislature in return for their votes. At the time, U.S. Senators were chosen by their respective state legislators. The corruption of his election contributed to the passage of the 17th Amendment. The U.S. Senate refused to seat Clark because of the 1899 bribery scheme, but a later senate campaign was successful, and he served a single term from 1901 until 1907. In responding to criticism of his bribery of the Montana legislature, Clark is reported to have said, "I never bought a man who wasn't for sale."

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William A. Clark



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What did you expect?, He's a Democrat. He also married Anna Eugenia La Chapelle who was essentially his adopted daughter . He was born in 1839, his second wife Anna Eugenia, the mother of Huguette, was born in 1878. I was just amazed how the two spanned 172 years. William A Clark was 67 when Huguette was born and Huguette lived to be 104.