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Abraham was born in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. He was a surveyor and lawyer, and was clerk of the Provincial Assembly. Later he became High Sheriff of Essex County and in 1775 was elected to the Provincial Congress. He was a member of the Committee of Public Safety.

Early in 1776, the New Jersey delegation to the Continental Congress was opposed to independence from Great Britain. When the issue became most important, the state convention replaced all their delegates with men favoring the separation. On June 21, they appointed Clark, along with John HartFor other people named John Hart, see John Hart (disambiguation). John Hart (about 1713 May 11, 1779), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. Personal life John was born in Stonington, Connecticut,, Francis HopkinsonFrancis Hopkinson ( 2 October, 1737 May 9, 1791), an American author, and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, was born at Philadelphia in 1737. He studied at the college of Philadelphia, and after graduating in 1763, resolved to prepare, Richard StocktonRichard Stockton ( NSHC statue An illustrious lawyer, jurist, legislator, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Richard Stockton ( October 1, 1730 February 28, 1781), was born near Princeton, New Jersey attended Samuel Finley's academy at Notti, and John WitherspoonJohn Witherspoon ( February 15, 1723 November 15, 1794), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Jersey. He was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration. He was born in Gifford, Scotland and obtained a Ma as new delegates. They arrived in PhiladelphiaAlternate meanings: Philadelphia (disambiguation Philadelphia is the fifth-largest city in the United States and the largest city in Pennsylvania, occupying all of Philadelphia County . As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,517,550, but a July 1, 20 on June 28Some entries on this page have been duplicated on August 1. The correct dates for such events need to be determined. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 186 days remaining. Events 1243 Innocent IV bec and signed the Declaration of Independence in early July.

Clark remained in the Continental Congress through 1778Events "The term Thoroughbred was first used in the United States in an advertisement in a Kentucky gazette to describe a New Jersey stallion called Pilgarlick. January 18 Third Pacific expedition of Capt. James Cook, with ships HMS Resolution and HMS Dis. New Jersey returned him twice more, from 1780Events January 16 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent February, Armed Neutrality of the North alliance formed between Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. March 26 The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor the first Sunday newspaper in Britain May to 1783 and from 1786 to 1788. Clark retired before the state's Constitutional Convention in 1794. Clark Township in Union County is named for him.