Elisha Clark
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Elisha Clark (September 22, 1752—December 12, 1838) was a Vermont veteran of the American Revolution who was active in government, including serving as the state's first Auditor of Accounts.
Clark was born in Norwich, Connecticut on September 22, 1752.[1]
He served in the Revolution, receiving a pension for service as a Sergeant under Seth Warner with the Green Mountain Boys and as Adjutant under Colonel Samuel Herrick in the Vermont Militia. He also served as a commissary and deputy commissary of issues.[2][3][4]
He settled in Tinmouth, Vermont and served in several local offices, including Justice of the Peace.[5]
Clark served as Rutland County Probate Judge from 1784 to 1803.[6]
He was Vermont's first Auditor of Accounts, serving from 1790 to 1797.[7]
