One of the pioneer business men of Pomona who has taken part in the business affairs of the city from his first arrival here, in 1888, until his retirement from active duties, in 1913, Charles Clark has watched the march of progress during that period and did his share toward the upbuilding of the community. He is a native of England, born in Chelmsford, February 6, 1848, a son of Benjamin and Emma (Auger) Clark, both now deceased. He received his education in the English schools and remained at his studies until ten years of age. At that early age he started in his business career, and worked at and learned the bakery trade, remaining in that business in his native country until eighteen years of age.
Mr. Clark then came to the United States, and located at Chicago for ten years, then removed to Des Moines, Iowa, and lived in that city for twelve years. At the end of that time, in 1888, he came to Pomona and went into business for himself, remaining as proprietor of the bakery and restaurant he established until 1913, when he sold out to his sons and now lives retired from business affairs.
The marriage of Mr. Clark, in Beloit, Wis., September 23, 1872, united him with Miss Alice Pauline Wells, and three sons and two daughters were born to them; Arthur, now deceased; Frank, proprietor of the San Pedro Bakery, and Ralph, succeeding his father in Clark's bakery in Pomona. The two girls died in infancy in Iowa. The family attend the Episcopal Church. With his wife and children, Mr. Clark made a visit to his old home in England to see his aged mother, and he and his good wife now live to enjoy the fruits of their years of industry in the beautiful valley where they worked for the better part of their lives, content in the knowledge of work well done and lives lived for the betterment of their neighbors as well as themselves. Mr. Clark was the pioneer baker of Pomona, in business continuously for twenty-five years. Fraternally he is a Mason and a Shriner; a member of the Elks, of which he has been manager since 1912; the Foresters, and the Fraternal Aid. In politics he supports the Republican party.
History of Pomona Valley, California, with Biographical Sketches
of The Leading Men and Women of the Valley Who Have Been
Identified With Its Growth and Development from the Early Days
to the Present
Published in Los Angeles, Cal., by the Historic Record Company
1920
Transcribed by Linda Jackson 8/30/08, Pages 310-311
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