Ralph Clark (died 1660) was an English tanner, notable for being the first Mayor of Chesterfield.
Clark came from the prominent Clark family of Chesterfield[1] and was elected to the post of Mayor on 21 April, 1598[2] following the Elizabethan charter issued that same year, which granted the town the right to elect a mayor.[3][4]
In 1641 when Poll tax was paid, Ralph paid the highest amount in the town.
At the time of his death in 1660, he was living in Cutthorpe, outside of Chesterfield.[5]