[John Innes Clark]. American jurist, and the son of the scientist, Robert Hare; born in Philadelphia, PA, on the 17th of October 1816; graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, 1834; admitted to the bar, 1841; became associate judge of the district court, 1851; presiding judge, 1867; presiding judge of the court of common pleas, 1875. A lawyer of wide learning and clear comprehension of facts. Published American Leading Cases in Law (2 vols.; with H. B. Wallace, 1847); Smith’s Leading Cases in Law (2 vols.. 1852); White and Tudor’s Leading Cases in Equity (3 vols., 1852); Hare on Contracts (1887).
