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 HKRRINGSHAWS LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. Clement, Stephen M., banker, was born Nov. 4, 1859, in Fredonia, N.Y. In 1882 he graduated from Yale college. In 1883 he was cashier of the Marine bank of Buffalo, N.Y.; and in 1885 became its president. In 1889 he was one of the committee of three to organize the Buffalo clearing house. For eleven years he has been trustee and treasurer of the Buffalo asylum. Clements,

Andrew

physician, congressJackson county, Tenn. In 1861-63 he was a representative from Tennessee to the thirty-seventh congress. In 1866 he was elected to the legislature of Tennessee. Clements, Frederic Edward, botanist, author, was born Sept. 16, 1874, in Lincoln, Neb. He has been president of the Botanical seminary; and secretary of the botanical survey of Nebraska. Since 1894 he has been an instructor of botany in the university of Nebraska. He is the author of The Phyto-

man, was born

J.,

in 1833 in

geography of Nebraska. Clements, Isaac, soldier, lawyer, congressin Franklin county, Ind. He entered the union army as second lieutenant of infantry in 1861, and remained in the service three years. He was appointed register in bankruptcy in 1867; and in 1873-75 he was a representative to the forty-third congress as a republican. Clements, Judson C, lawyer, congressman, was born Feb. 12, 1846, in Walker county, Ga. He was a representative in the state legislature in 1872-76; and was elected a state senator in 1877, In 1881-91 he was a representative from Georgia to the forty-

man, was born in 1837

seventh,

and

forty-eighth,

forty-ninth, fiftieth Since 1892 he has

fifty-first congresses.

been interstate commerce commissioner. Clements, Newton N., merchant, congressman, was born Dec. 23, 1837, in Tuskaloosa county, Ala. He was president of the Tuskaloosa manufacturing company; and was a representative in the legislature of Alabama in 1870-78. In 1879-81 he was a representative from Alabama to the forty-sixth congress to fill a vacancy. He died in 1900 in Tuskaloosa, Ala. Clements, Samuel, educator, clergyman, was born Oct. 20, 1825, in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1871 he established near Philadelphia, the Cheltenham academy, a military school for boys, where hundreds have been educated

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known as the Clemson agricultural college. He died April 6, 1888, in Fort Hills, S.C. Clendenen, David, congressman. In 181417 he was a representative from Ohio to the thirteenth and fourteenth congresses. He died in Ohio. Clendenen, David Ramsay, soldier, was born June 24, 1830, in Lancaster county. Pa. He entered the union army as major in the eighth Illinois cavalry; and in 1865 became brigadier-general. In 1891 he was retired as colonel. He died March 5, 1895, in Oneida, 111. Clendenin, Frank Montrose, clergyman, author, was born Sept. 17, 1853, in Washington, D.C. Since 1887 he has been rector of St. Peter's church of West Chester, New York City. He is the author of Idols by the Sea; and Other Sermons. Clendenin, J. J., lawyer, jurist. In 1866 he was an associate justice of the supreme court of Arkansas. Clendenin, Henry Wilson, journalist, publisher; statesman, was born Aug. 1, 1837, in Schellsburg, Pa. He was educated in the public and private schools of his native state. During the civil war he was a private soldier

in

company

I,

twentieth regiment volunPennsylvania teer infantry. In 1856 he began newspaper work on the Burlington Hawkeye of Iowa; afterward and was with various newspapers. In 1878-81 he was editor and part owner of the Keokuk Since 1881 he has Constitution of Iowa. been editor and part owner and since 1887 president of the corporation of the Illinois State Register at Springfield. In 1884-88 he was a member of the democratic state committee; and in 1896 was a delegate to the democratic national convention. In 1886-90 he was postmaster of Springfield, 111. He is a

a a,

member member member

and

of the Illinois historical society; of the Jefferson association; and of the grand army of the republic various other fraternal and patriotic

societies.

bom in of America's best newspaper correspondents; and the author of Memorial of Alice and Phoebe Gary; His Two Wives; and a volume of poems. She died in 1884. Clemson, Thomas G., diplomat, donor, was bom in July, 1807, in Philadelphia, Pa. He practiced mineralogy in Washington, D.

Clendenin, W. H., lawyer, jurist, was born Sept. 29, 1870, in Alamance county, N.C. He was educated at the Thompson school; and at the university of North Carolina. He has been prosecuting attorney for Rains county, Texas; and judge of the county court. He was chairman of the county democratic executive committee; a member of the state central democratic executive committee; and a member of numerous patriotic and fraternal orders. He is now county judge for

1844-50 he was United States minister He donated his homestead to South Carolina for the agricultural college

Rains county, Texas. Clendenin, William Wallace, educator, author, was born April 5, 1862, in Audrain

for lives of usefulness. in Pennsylvania.

He

died Dec.

9,

1888,

Clemmer, Mary, author, poet, was

1838. She

was one

C. In

to Belgium.

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