Clifford, Nathan – Clough, George L
Clifford, Nathan
lawyer, jurist, diplomat, congressman, was born Aug. 18, 1803, in Rumney, N. H. He was elected to the legislature from York county in 1830, and re-elected for three years, during the last two occupying the post of speaker. In 1834 he was appointed attorney-general for the state of Maine; was a representative in congress from 1839 to 1843; and in 1846 was appointed attorney-general of the United States. In 1847 he was appointed commissioner to Mexico; and when peace was declared between this country and Mexico he was appointed minister to that republic. In 1858 he was appointed an associate justice of the supreme court of the United States. He published United States Court Reports.
He died July 25, 1881, in Cornish, Maine.
Clift, Joseph Wales
physician, congressman, was born Sept. 1, 1836, in Marshfield, Mass. He was appointed register of that city, and was elected in 1868 a representative from Georgia to the fortieth congress.
Clifton, Josephine
actress, was born in 1813, in New York city. She was the first American actress to visit England as a star, and her reception was a very cordial one. In 1837 N. P. Willis wrote for her the tragedy Bianca Viscante, which was first produced at the Park theater of New York city. She died Nov. 22, 1847, in New Orleans, La.
Clifton, William
poet, was born in 1772 in Philadelphia, Pa. During the excitement produced by Jay's treaty, Clifton used his pen in support of the administration, contributing to the newspapers many satires in prose and verse. His poems were collected and published after his death with Introductory Notes of His Life and Character (New York, 1800). He died in December, 1799.
Clinch, Charles Powell
author, poet, was born Oct. 20, 1797, in New York city. For many years Mr. Clinch was an editorial writer for the press, and a literary and dramatic critic. He also wrote numerous poems, theatrical addresses, and plays, including The Spy; The Expelled Collegians; and The First of May. 1835 he was elected a member of the state legislature. He died Dec. 16, 1880, in New York city.
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Clinch, Duncan Lamont
soldier, legislator, congressman, was born April 6, 1787, in Edgecombe county, N. C. He was a general in the United States army; and from 1843 to 1845 was a representative in congress from Georgia. He died Oct. 27, 1849, in Macon, Ga.
Cline, Charles Edward
journalist, state legislator, was born July 8, 1858, in Danville, Ill. He received his education in the public schools of Danville; and subsequently attended a polytechnic institute in St. Louis, Mo. In 1876 he moved to Nebraska, where he took an active interest in the campaign of that year for Peter Cooper. In 1880 he was a delegate to the state greenback convention, and also to the national greenback convention which nominated Weaver in that year. In 1884 he settled in Lynden, Wash., elected a representative of the Washington state legislature by the people's party; and received the re-election in 1896. For a number of years he was a justice of the peace; edited The Farm and Fruit Grower; and in 1897 established The Washington State Journal of Olympia.
Clingan, William
congressman. He was a delegate from Pennsylvania to the continental congress from 1777 to 1779, and was a signer of the articles of confederation.
Clingman, Thomas L
soldier, lawyer, congressman, author, was born in 1812, in Huntsville, N. C. He was soon elected to a seat in the state senate of North Carolina; in 1843 was elected to congress, and with the exception of one term, was a member of the house of representatives until the thirty-fifth congress. He was appointed a senator in congress to fill a vacancy. 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. His works are: Speeches, and Follies of the Positivist Philosophers.
Clinton, Charles
ancestor of the Clintons in 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 Delancy's regiment on March 24, 1758, and served under Col. Bradstreet at the siege and capture of Fort Fonte- He died Nov. 19, 1773, in Orange county, N. Y. nac.
Clinton, De Witt
lawyer, governor, author, was born March 2, 1769, in Little Britain, N. Y. He was elected to the senate of New York in 1799; and in 1802 fought a duel with Mr. Swartwout, arising from a political controversy concerning Mr. Burr. He was a senator of the United States from 1802 to 1803; and was chosen mayor of New York in 1803, holding this office until 1815. He was for several years a state senator and the lieutenant-governor; and in 1812 he consented to become the candidate of the peace party for the presidency of the United States. In 1824 he was elected governor of the state, and in 1826 was re-elected to the same office. 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, George
congressman, was born in New York. He was a member of the New York assembly in 1801 and 1802; and was representative in congress from that state from 1804 to 1809. a
Clinton, George
soldier, statesman, was born July 26, 1739, in Ulster county, N. Y. He was a member of the colonial assembly, and also of the provincial congress in 1775; was appointed brigadier-general in 1777; and was governor of New York for eighteen years. From 1795 to 1800 he lived in retirement, and was again chosen governor in 1804. He was elected vice-president of the United States during the year 1804, and retained the office until his death. He died April 20, 1812, in Washington, D. C.
Clinton, James G
congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1841 to 1845.
Clinton, John W
journalist, was born in 1836, in Andes, N. Y. He is the editor and proprietor of the Ogle County Press, and president of the Illinois Press association.
Clinton, Joseph Jackson
bishop, was born Oct. 3, 1823, in Philadelphia, Pa.
He was missionary bishop in the south during and after the war, and very successful in the establishment there of missions and annual conferences. He died May 25, 1881, in Atlantic City, N. J.
Clinton, Thomas
congressman, was born in Kentucky. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1827 to 1831; and for a second term from 1833 to 1835.
Clitz, Henry Boynton
soldier, was born July 4, 1824, in Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. He was made colonel of the tenth infantry Feb. 22, 1869, and placed on the retired list July 1, 1885, at his own request, having been in the service forty years. He died Oct. 13, 1889.
Clitz, John Mellen Brady
naval officer, was born Dec. 1, 1821, in Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. He entered the navy as a midshipman in 1837; was promoted to rear-admiral in 1880; commanded the Asiatic station, and was placed on the retired list in 1884.
Clodfelter, N. J
author, poet, was born Dec. 14, 1852, in Alamo, Ind. He is known as The Wabash Poet, and is the author of Early Vanities, and Snatched from the Poorhouse.
Clopton, David
congressman, was born in 1820 in Georgia. He was elected a representative from Alabama to the thirty-sixth congress. He resigned in February, 1861, to take part in the rebellion of that year.
Clopton, John
congressman. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1795 to 1799, and again from 1801 to 1816. He died Sept. 11, 1816.
Close, Fred J
railroad president, was born March 21, 1849, in Snyder county, Pa. Since 1895 he has been president of the Gulf and Interstate railway of Kansas.
Clough, Edgar E
soldier, legislator, clergyman, was born Aug. 23, 1840, in Homer, N. Y. He entered the civil war as a private in company A, one hundred and forty-eighth regiment New York volunteers, and became first lieutenant, adjutant and captain of the thirty-ninth regiment United States colored troops. In 1887 he was a colonel in the Wisconsin National guard. In 1889 he was a member of the constitutional convention of South Dakota. He has been vice-president of the trustees of the university of Dakota, and president of the board of commissioners of the South Dakota Soldiers' home for eight years. He began ministerial work in La Crosse, Wis., and has filled pastorates in Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, Mineral Point, Platteville, and Black River Falls. In 1887 he was transferred to Dakota, and is now presiding elder of the methodist episcopal church in the Black Hills conference of Deadwood, S. D. He has been grand chaplain and senior vice-commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, department of South Dakota.
Clough, George L
painter, was born Sept. 18, 1824, in Auburn, N. Y. In 1850 he went to Europe and copied pictures in the principal galleries of the continent, and after his return he generally resided near New York, where he found a ready sale for his paintings.