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 CLEMENT

CLENDENIN

reader on the Boston Daily Advertiser. From there he became a reporter on the New York Tri- hune, and in 1870 managhigeditorof the Newark, N.J., Advertiser, and in 1871-75 was an editor and proprietor of the Elizabeth, N.J., Journal. In 1875 lie became assistant editor of the Transcript and in 1881 editor-in-chief.

CLEMENT, Nathaniel H., jurist, was born in Tilton, N.H., March 2o, 1844. He was grafhiated at Dartmoutli in 18G3, and was a cavalryman in tlie civil war. He studied l;tw, and practiced in Brooklyn. N.Y.. wiiere in 1S83 lie hec.ime a judge of the city court, and in 1887 chief judge. Sub- sequently he was a justice of the supreme court, and was re-elected in 189(5. He died in Brooklyn, March 3, 1899.

CLEMENTS, Isaac, representative, was born in Franklin county, Ind., March 81. 1837 ; son of Isaac and Nancy (Burt) Clements ; grandson of James Clements, and a descendant of James Clements, who came from England with Lord Baltimore. Isaac Clements was graduated at Asbury. afterward De Pauw university, in 1859, and studied law. In Julj% 1861, he joined the Union army as second lieutenant, being pro- moted first lieutenant, and captain of Company G, 9th Illinois volunteers, in 1863. He was three times wounded in battle and was mustered out of the service Aug. 20. 1864. He was appointed registrar in bankruptcy in 1867. and was a re- presentative from Illinois in the 43d congress, 1873-75. In 1877 he was made a penitentiary commissioner, and in 1890 U.S. i)ension agent. In 1899 he i-esided at Normal, III.

CLEMENTS, Judson Claudius, representa- tive, was born in "Walker county. Ga., Feb. 12, 1846; son of Adam and Mary W. H. (Park) Clem- ents, and grandson of Charles Clements, and of James Park. He attended the schools of his native county and the law school of Cumberland university, Lebanon, Tenn. He was admitted to the bar in 1869 and began practice at La Fayette, Ga. He was a cormty school commissioner in 1871 ; a representative in the Georgia general as- sembly, 1872-76; a member of the state senate, 1877; and a representative from the 7th Georgia district in the 47th, 48th, 49th, 50th and 51st con- gresses, 1881-91. On March 10, 1891, he became a member of the Interstate commerce com- mission.

CLEMENTS, Samuel, clergyman, was born in Philadelphia. Pa,. Oct. 20, 1825 ; son of Richard and Margaret Clements. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1847 and from the P. E, theological seminary of Virginia in 1850. He was rector of Trinity church at Washington, Pa., and of St. Michael's church at Trenton. N.J,

He was chaplain of Kenyon college, Ohio, 1860-63; and was afterward rector of Cavahy church at Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1871 he established and becaine principal of Cheltenham academy, a mili- tary school near Shoemakertown, afterward Ogontz. Pa. During the civil war he was for a short time chaplain on the staff of Governor Anderson of Ohio. He was married in 1863 to Emma L., daughter of William L. Newbold of Philadelphia, a well known exponent of temper- ance reform and state superintendent of the evangelistic work in the Woman's Christian temperance union of Pennsylvania. Kenyon college conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1880. He died at Cheltenham, Pa., Dec. 9, 1888.

CLEMMER, Mary, see Ames, Mary Clemmer.

CLENDENIN, Frank Montrose, clergyman and author, was born in Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 1853; son of George and Charlotte (Hum- phrys) Clendenin : grandson of George and Nancy (Crane) Clendenin ; and a descendant of Col. Robert Treat, colonial governor of Connecticut. He attended Columbian university, Washington, D.C.. from 1871 to 1875, and was graduated from Princeton theological seminary in 1879. He was received by the presbytery of Cairo, 111. , July 9, 1879, and was pastor of Grace Presbyterian church, Nashville. 111., 1879-80. He then accepted the faith of the Episcopal church and was ordained to its ministry Dec. 18, 1881, He was rector of St. George's church. Belleville, 111., 1881-84, of Grace church, Cleveland, Ohio, 1884^7, and in 1887 be- came rector of St. Peter's church. West Chester, New York city, probably the oldest parish in America, having an luibroken record from 1702, when the first Anglican priest sent by the crown to the colonies was assigned to West Chester par- ish and the first services were held in a church built for general worship without distinction as to religious creed, in 1700. He was married April 23, 1891, at St. John's church, Pleasantville, N.Y., to Gabrielle, daughter of Horace Greeley. It was through his influence in 1895 that the power- ful political ring which had long misgoverned West Chester was overthrown and that the entire township, larger than all Manhattan Island, was annexed to New York city. In 1893 Nasho- tah conferred on him the degree of S.T.D. He published Idols by the Sea (1890), and contributed to church literature at different times.

CLENDENIN, John J., jurist, was born in Har- risburg. Pa., in 1813. He supported a widowed mother and her younger children for many- years, served as clerk in the post-office, and ac- quired a good business education. He read law with George M. Dallas, was a clerk under Simon Cameron, 1834^35, and assisted him in Louisiana in carrying out a levee contract. He was private secretary to Gov. James S. Conway of Arkansas,