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 i IS CLAPP. CLAPP. communion of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the Boston Wesleyan Association, president of the trustees of Boston University, and promi- nent in all enterprises which have for an end the upbuilding and broadening the work of the denomination. His wise and conservative judgment is constantly sought by his business associates, and among other offices of honor and trust, he finds time to perform the duties of trustee of several moneyed institutions. Mr. Claflin resides in Newtonville, dis- pensing a generous hospitality character- istic of a prosperous and intelligent man of affairs. CLAPP, Charles Martin, son of Mar- tin Gillett and Mary Ann (Gillett) Clapp, was born in Watertown, Jefferson county, N. Y., July 5, 1834. Mr. Clapp's ancestors came from Devonshire, England, Edward Clapp coming to New England, and land- ing at Dorchester about 1633. He received his early education in the common schools, finished it and graduated at Monson Academy; soon after, he entered a country store and manufactory at South Deerfield, and went from there with same employers to Boston, and continued with them until they terminated their Boston business. He engaged in the rubber business in 1858, and has remained in it up to the present time — the firm since 1872 being C. M. Clapp & Co. The firm of C. M. Clapp & Co. own and operate the large manufacturing establish- ment incorporated as " The .Titna Rubber Mills." Mr. Clapp is president and treas- urer of the company. He is also inter- ested in other rubber companies. In 1865 Mr. Clapp was appointed United States Government inspector of rubber blankets, etc., in the quartermaster's de- partment, located at Cincinnati, O., and served until contracts for blankets were completed. Mr. Clapp is director of the Atlas Na- tional Bank, the Boston Lead Manufactur- ing Company, and the E. Howard Watch & Clock Company; trustee of Forest Hills Cemetery, and Home Savings Bank, and treasurer of the Commercial Club, and for the past twenty-one years has been a mem- ber of the standing committee of the Church of the Unity. Mr. Clapp has never seen his way clear tn accept political office, and yet by his intelligent grasp of public affairs and inti- mate relations with leading business men, has contributed not a little to the success of those movements which reflect the sen- timent of the better class of the com- munity, and which promote the public weal. CLAPP, EGBERT I., son of Luther and Lucy (Pomeroy) Clapp, was born in East- hampton, Hampshire county, June 15, 1842. Until twelve years of age he attended the North District school, Easthampton, then, after a lapse of several years, three terms in the English department, Williston Seminary, Easthampton. His business life began with his position as cashier for the Connecticut River Rail- road, Northampton station, 1866 to '73. From 1873 to '74 he was acting agent at same station. In 1874 he made a change in business, engaging in the fancy goods trade, St. Johnsbury, Vt. He removed to the state of Georgia the next year, and carried on the same line of trade in Charles- ton, S. C, and in Savannah and Atlanta, Ga. In 1877 he came back to Massachu- setts and settled in Northampton, engag- ing in the dry goods trade, which he con- tinued until the spring of 1885. He is now city clerk of Northampton, having been elected annually to that office, by the people, since the acceptance of a city charter, in 1883. Mr. Clapp was married in Northampton, April 27, 1S69, to Annie L., daughter of William F. and Elizabeth (Clapp) Pratt. Of this union is one child: Bessie Pomeroy Clapp. Mr. Clapp served during the late civil war in the 31st regiment Massachusetts volunteers, known as the Western Bay State regiment of the New England divi- sion, from 1 86 1 to the close of the war in 1865, one and one-half years as infantry and two and one-half years as cavalry, taking part in all campaigns in the Gulf department, including the Teche, Port Hudson, Red River and siege of Mobile, with the captures of Spanish Fort and Blakely. He was private, corporal, ser- geant, quartermaster-sergeant, and second lieutenant, successively. He was one of the charter members of W. L. Baker Post No. 86, G. A. R., Northampton, and quar- termaster of the Post from its organiza- tion in 18S2, to 1SS5. CLAPP, George Lyman, son of Washington and Mary D. (Robbins) Clapp, was born in Boston, March 30, 1848. He is a descendant of Roger Clapp, who came to this country in colo- nial days. Public schools of Boston, Holliston and Northampton, and St. Al-