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 128 CLARKE. CLEMENT. the late Gideon and Hannah Orne Gray. Of this union are two daughters : Inez Louise and Genevieve Clarke. He was elected to the Cambridge com- mon council in 1871 and 1873, and to the board of aldermen, 1874, but declined further political service. He is a member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and has been one of its councilors ; is vice- president of the Gynaecological Society of Boston ; member of the American Acad- emy of Medicine ; the American Associa- tion of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, and of the American Public Health Asso- ciation, also of the American Medical Association. He was one of the origina- tors of the Cambridge Medical Society, and was its secretary several years ; also mem- ber of the Ninth International Medical Con- gress ; has been a frequent contributor of articles to different medical societies and journals. He is a prominent member of the Cambridge Club and Art Circle, holds his church connection with the First Baptist church of Cambridge, is one of its standing committee, and also a mem- ber of the Boston Baptist Social Union. He is a member of several charitable and fraternal societies, member of the G. A. R. and of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. CLARKE, JOSIAH HOWE, son of Benja- min and Lucy (Howe) Clarke, was born in Marlborough, Middlesex county, December 26, 1827. He was educated in the public schools of Marlborough, and at Leicester Academy. He entered business life as partner in the firm of Bucklin, Clarke & Co., in Marl- borough, in 1847. In 1850 he went to Worcester, and in 1853 engaged in the dry goods business. Mr. Clarke was married in Worcester, December 15, 1858, to Frances C, daughter of Horace and Mary (Woodworth) Ayres. Of this union were four children : Mary Woodworth, Fanny Ayres, Josiah Howe, Jr., and Grace Howe Clarke (deceased). Mr. Clarke is director of the Worcester National Bank, State Mutual Life Insur- ance Company, State Deposit Company, Norwich & Worcester R. R., Worcester & Shrewsbury R. R., Worcester Gas Light Company, and McKay & Bigelow Heeling Association ; member of All Saints' church (Episcopal), of which he has been for twenty-five years vestryman. He was a member of the city council in 1862. In January, 1865, Mr. Clarke sailed for China in the ship " Surprise," owned by A. A. Low & Co. After visiting the ports of Shanghai and Ningpo, he remained at Fuchau some time, his brother being consul at that port. He then went to Amoy, Canton and Hong Kong, and sailed JOSIAH H. CLARKE. from the latter port for San Francisco, coming home by way of the Isthmus, com- pleting a voyage around the world. In 18S8 he visited California and Oregon. CLEMENT, Edward Henry, son of Cyrus and Rebecca Fiske (Shortridge) Clement, was born in Chelsea, Suffolk county, April 19, 1843. He received his early education in the public schools of Chelsea ; was graduated from Tufts College in 1864, leading his class, and subsequently received from the same institution the degree of A. M. His first entrance into business life was as reporter and assistant editor on an army post newspaper started with the deserted plant of the "Savannah (Ga.) News" by two correspondents of the " New York Herald" stationed at Hilton Head, S. C, 1864-65. A northern editor being dis- tasteful to the Savannah public, he returned to Boston in 1S67, and for one month served as head proof-reader of the " Daily Advertiser." He resigned this to accept a similar position offered him on the "New York Tribune." On reaching the " Trib- une " office he was made a reporter by