George T. Clark
George T. Clark (February 24, 1837 – November 6, 1888) was an American banker and politician. He was born in Douglas, Massachusetts, and moved to Wisconsin in 1849, then to Colorado in 1860. In Denver he worked for the Western Stage Company and Henchley and Company’s Express until 1861. He became involved in banking, helping run Clark Gruber and Company’s Banking House and Mint, co-founding the First National Bank of Denver, and running the George T. Clark and Company banking house.
Clark held several government roles: he was treasurer of the Territory of Colorado appointed by Governor William Gilpin, and treasurer of the City of Denver and Arapahoe County in 1863. He participated in the 1864 and 1865 Colorado constitutional conventions and served as mayor of Denver from 1865 to 1866.
In later years, he was assistant secretary of the legislative council in 1870, Territorial treasurer appointed in 1870 and reappointed in 1872 by Governor Edward M. McCook, and secretary of the Colorado Senate in 1876. He was a delegate to the 1880 Republican National Convention. He also owned Denver’s first piano.
Clark is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Denver.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 12:29 (CET).