Family
William married Catherine Louise "Kate" Stauffer (1840 Pennsylvania - 1893 New York). They had the following children;
- Mary Joaquina (May) Clark Culver Kling de Brabant (January 1870 Montana - December 19, 1939 New York)
- Charles Walker (Charlie) Clark (November 3, 1871 Montana - April 3, 1933 New York)
- William Andrews Clark, Jr. (March 29, 1877 Montana - June 14, 1934 California)
- Paul Francis Clark (January 1880 France - 1896)
- Katherine Louise Clark Morris (May 11, 1882 Montana - unknown)
After Kate's death, William married the woman who had been his teenage ward, Anna Eugenia La Chapelle (March 10, 1878 Michigan - October 11, 1963 New York). They claimed to have been married in 1901 in France. Anna was 23 and William was 62. They had two children;
- Louise Amelia Andrée Clark (August 13, 1902 Spain - August 6, 1919 Maine); died of meningitis
- Huguette Marcelle Clark (June 9, 1906 Paris, France - May 24, 2011 New York City).
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Famous quotes containing the word family:
“Of all the vices, lewdness is the worst; of all the virtues, family duty is the first.”
—Chinese proverb.
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“Nobody has ever before asked the nuclear family to live all by itself in a box the way we do. With no relatives, no support, we’ve put it in an impossible situation.”
—Margaret Mead (1901–1978)
“Children’s lives are not shaped solely by their families or immediate surroundings at large. That is why we must avoid the false dichotomy that says only government or only family is responsible. . . . Personal values and national policies must both play a role.”
—Hillary Rodham Clinton (20th century)