Alexander G. Clark (February 25, 1826–May 31, 1891)
-barber, entrepreneur, orator, lawyer, newspaper editor, and civil rights advocate—was the son of emancipated slaves John and Rebecca (Darnes) Clark. Born in Pennsylvania, Clark moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 13 to live with an uncle who taught him the barbering trade and sent him to grammar school. In 1841 Clark boarded the steamer George Washington as a bartender and headed south on the Ohio River. The following May he traveled north on the Mississippi, landing in Muscatine, Iowa, where he lived for the next 42 years....
For more please see:
Frese, Stephen J. "Clark, Alexander G." The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa. University of Iowa Press, 2009. Web. 9 November 2020