# Greenleaf Clark *American jurist (1835–1904) and briefly a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court* Greenleaf Clark (August 23, 1835 – December 7, 1904) was an American lawyer and judge whose service on the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]] was brief, covering 1881 and 1882.[^1] A New Hampshire native educated at Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, Clark settled in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]. He practiced law there and acted as attorney for the Great Northern Railroad.[^1] The sources assembled for this entry document his education, practice, judicial service and death. They do not establish any ruling, filing or other public act attributable to him.[^1] ## Biography Clark was a native of Plaistow, New Hampshire. Dartmouth College granted him a bachelor's degree in 1855, and Harvard Law School conferred his law degree in 1857.[^1] After completing his legal training he relocated to Saint Paul to open a law practice. The Great Northern Railroad was among the parties he represented as attorney.[^1] His tenure on the state's highest court was short, spanning 1881 and 1882.[^1] Clark died unexpectedly on December 7, 1904, at the house in Lamanda Park, Pasadena, California, where he spent his winters.[^1] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - Lawyer, attorney for the Great Northern Railroad, and for a short period a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court.[^1] ### Where - Saint Paul, Minnesota, the city where he practiced law.[^1] - Lamanda Park, Pasadena, California, the site of his winter residence and of his death.[^1] ### When - Born August 23, 1835; died December 7, 1904.[^1] - Degrees: Dartmouth College (bachelor's, 1855); Harvard Law School (law, 1857).[^1] - Minnesota Supreme Court service: 1881–1882.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Greenleaf Clark* (revision 1382009228, retrieved 2026-10-26) — birth and death dates, Plaistow birthplace, Dartmouth (1855) and Harvard Law (1857) degrees, Saint Paul practice, Great Northern Railroad attorney, Minnesota Supreme Court service 1881–1882, death at Lamanda Park, Pasadena. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenleaf_Clark