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 CLITZ

CLOUGH

credited preacher in the African Methodist Epis- copal Zion church in Philadelphia : in 1840 a local preacher, and in 1841 an itinerant preacher. He was ordained a deacon in 1844; an elder in 1846, and was elected and installed a bishop in May, 1864. He preached in almost every state in the United States during his ministry of forty 3'ears, and was missionary bishon to the south, 1861-81. establisliing missions and conferences which kept alive the church during the war. During the period of reconstruction he was eminently successful in improving the educational as well as the moral condition of the colored race, then emerging from a condition of servitude. He died at Atlantic City. N.J.. May 25, 1887.

CLITZ, Henry Boynton, soldier, was born in Sacket Harbor, N.Y., July 4, 1824; son of Capt. John Clitz, U.S N., and brother of Eear- Admiral John Mellen Brady Clitz. He was graduated at the U.S. military academy in 1845 and received his first promotion for gallantry at Cerro Gordo, Mexico. He was assistant instructor in infantry tactics at West Point, 1848-55. When the civil w^ar broke out he was on frontier duty as captain of the 3d U.S. infantry. He was ordered east and took part in the defence of Fort Pickens, Fla.. in 1861 ; was promoted major in May, was wounded at Yorktown and again twice at Gaines* Mill, Va., and was finally taken prisoner and confined in Libby prison. At the end of thirty days he was paroled and placed in command of the United States military academy at West Point. For his action at Gaines" Mill he was brevetted lieutenant -colonel, Jan. 27, 1862; was made lieu- tenant-colonel of the 6th infantry, Nov. 4, 1863, and after leaving West Point in 1864, was on garrison duty until the close of the war, being brevetted colonel and brigadier-general, March 13, 1865. He was made colonel of the 10th infan- try, Feb. 22, 1869, and at his own request was placed on the retired list, July 1, 1885, after forty years' continuous serA-ice. According to the Army Iiegist(fr of Jan. 1, 1890, he was last seen at Niagara Falls, X.Y^, Oct. 30, 1888.

CLITZ, John Mellen Brady, naval officer, was born in Sacket Harbor, N. Y., Dec. 21, 1821; son of Capt. John Clitz, U.S.N., who was a hero at Fort Erie, Sept. 17, 1814, and died while in command of Fort Mackinac, Nov. 6, 1836; and brother of Gen. Henry Boynton Clitz. He en- tered the navj' as midshipman in 1837, served in the Mexican war and was present at the born bardment of Vera Cruz and the capture of Tux- pan. He received his promotion as lieutenant, April 6, 1851 ; commander, July 16, 1863, and was engaged in blockading service during tlie war and in both attacks on Fort Fisher, 1864-65, re- ceiving recommendation for promotion in Ad- miral Porter's commendatory despatch of Jan.

28. 1865. He was made captain July 25, 1866; commodore, Dec. 28, 1872; rear admiral. March 13, 1880, and was retired Oct. 16, 1883, taking up his residence in Brooklyn, N.Y. He died in Washington. D.C., Oct. 9, 1897.

CLOPTO.N, David, representative, was born in Putnam county, Va., Sept. 29, 1820; son of Dr.

Alford and (Kendrick) Clopton. He was

graduated at Randolph-Macon college, and was admitted to the bar in 1841. In 1844 he removed to Tuskegee, Ala., and was a representative from that state in the 36th congress, 1859-61. He re- tired from the house Jan. 21, 1861, volunteered as a private in the 12th Alabama infantry and served until the close of 1861. He was president of the board of trustees of East Alabama college. He was a representative in the 1st and 2d Con- federate congresses, 1862-65 ; and on Oct. 30, 1884, was appointed judge of the supreme court of Alabama. He was married twice : his first wife was a sister of the Hon. R. F. Ligon of Macon, Ga.: and his second wife was Mrs. Chambers of Columbus, Ga. One of his daughters was mar- ried to Clifford A. Lanier, the author. He died at Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 5, 1892.

CLOPTON, John, representative, was born in Virginia about 1755. He represented Virginia in the 4th congress, his seat being unsuccessfully contested by Burwell Bassett ; was re-elected to the 5th congress, serving 1795-99; was again elected to the 7th congress, and was re-elected to the seven succeeding congresses, serving until his death, Sept. 11, 1816.

CLOUGH, George Albert, architect, was born in Bluehill, Maine, May 27, 1843; son of Asa and Louisa (Ray) Clough. His father and his maternal grandfather were noted mechanics; the father was a successful shipbuilder, having

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constructed eighty-three ships during his life- time ; and the grandfather, Matthew Ray, was a manufacturer of edge tools. George received his early education at Bluehill academy and for four j-ears was engaged in working out the sweeps