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Clingan, William, congressman, was born In 1777-79 he was a delegate from Pennsylvania to the continental congress; was a signer of the articles of confederation. He died in Pennsylvania. Clingman, Thomas Lanier, soldier, lawyer, congressman, author, was born July 37, 1812, in Huntsville, N.C. He was a, member of the state senate of North Carolina. In 1843-59 he was a representative to the twenty-eighth to the tlurty-fifth congresses. In 1857-61 he was United States senator. He made contributions to the science of geology and mineralogy, and brought to light many facts connected with the mountains of North Carolina, one of the highest peaks of which it was his fortune to explore and measure, and which now bears his name. He was the author of Speeches, and Follies of the Positivist Philosophers. He died Nov. 3, 1897, in Raleigh, N.C. Clinton, Alexander james, insurance president, inventor, was born Sept. 23, 1825, in Canterbury, N.Y, In 1876 he became president of the Eagle insurance company of New York. In 1855-63 he served in the New York national guard. Clinton, Charles William, designer, architect, was born in 1838 in New York City. For many years he has been an eminent architect of New York City; and senior member of the firm of Clinton and Russell. He was architect of the Mutual life insurance company; Seventh regiment armory, in Pennsylvania.

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Clinton, De Witt, lawyer, governor, United States senator, author, was born March 2, 1760, in Little Britain, N.Y. He was elected to the state senate of New York in 1799. In 1802 he fought a duel with

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the peace party for the presidency of the United States. He was the sixth governor of New York in 1824-27. His greatest work was the Erie canal. He was the author of Memoir of Antiquities of Western New York; Natural History and Internal Revenues of New York; and Speeches to the Legislature. He died Feb. 11, 1828, in Albany, N.Y.

Clinton, Charles, ancestor of the Clintons the United States, soldier, jurist, was born in 1690 in Ireland. He was justice of the peace, county judge, and lieutenant -colonel of the Ulster county militia. He was made a lieutenant-colonel in Oliver Dein

Lancy's regiment in 1758; and served under Colonel Bradstreet at the siege and capture of Fort Frontenac. He died Nov. 19, 1773, in Orange county, N.Y. Clinton, George, congressman, was born in NeAV York City. He was a member of the New Y'ork assembly in 1801-02. In 1805-09 he was a representative from New York to the eighth, ninth and tenth congresses. He died in

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In colonial governor. 1743-53 he was colonial governor of New York. He was vice-admiral of the red in 1745; and admiral of the fleet in 1757. He died July 10, 1761. Clinton,

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Clinton, George, soldier, statesman, was born July 26, 1739, in Ulster county, N.Y.He was a member of the colonial assembly; and during 1775-77 he was a delegate from New Y'ork to the con-

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George Perkins, botanist, scien-

was born ilay 7, 1867, in Polo, 111. In 1890-1903 he was assistant botanist of the Illinois experimental station; and 'assistant tist,

in botany at the university of Illinois. Since 1902 he has been botanist of the Connecticut experimental station. .He is a fellow of the American association for the

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Clinton, George Wylie, college president, bishop, founder, author, was born March 38, 1859, in Lancaster county, S.C. Since 1879 he has been in the ministry; and for twelve years in the high school of Lancaster, S.C. He is now president of the Atkinson college of Madisonville, Ky. In 1889 he founded the African methodist episcopal Zion Quarterly Review, arid edited it for two years. In 1896 he was elected bishop. He is the author of The Three Alarm Cries; and other works. Clinton, Henry Lauren, lawyer, was born Feb. 21, 1820, in Woodbridge, Conn. He was a noted criminal lawyer of New York City. He died June 7, 1899, in New York City.

Clinton, James, soldier, was born Aug. 9, 1736, in New York. In 1776 he was made