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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Councillor David Clark

Councillor David Clark , who has represented the Otautau riding on the Wallace County Council since 1899, was born at Clifton, near Invercargill, in 1866. He was educated at Limestone Plains, and was brought up to farming, in which he was afterwards associated with his father and brother. In 1894, Mr Clark took up 253 acres of land at Heddon Bush, and has since brought, the property into a good state of cultivation. Mr Clark is a member of the committees of the Southland and Winton Jockey Clubs, and has acted as starter at Winton since 1897. He has served, also, as a member of the Otautau school committee. As a Freemason, he was Worshipful Master of the Winton Lodge in 1904. Mr Clark has invented a moveable circular sheep-pen for drafting purposes, and also a patent turnip-hoer for field work. The latter is capable of thinning nine acres of turnips a day. Mr Clark is a recognised judge of horses, and acted as judge of the draughts at the Dunedin show in 1903. He was married, on the 24th of May, 1894, to a daughter of the late Mr J. Parry, of Riverton, and has two sons and two daughters.