Mark R. Clapp
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Mark Clapp | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives | |
| In office 1946 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Richards Clapp March 3, 1803 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1891 (aged 88) |
| Relations | Joseph Dorr Clapp (brother) |
Mark Richards Clapp (March 3, 1803 – April 23, 1891) was an American farmer and territorial legislator.
Background
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Clapp settled in Milford, Wisconsin Territory, in 1840. Clapp was a farmer. In 1846, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives. His brother was Joseph Dorr Clapp who served in the Wisconsin Senate.[1][2][3]
References
- ^ The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Western Historical Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1879, Biographical Sketch of M.R. Clapp, pg. 726
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book 1877, Legislative Assemblies-Territorial, pg. 147
- ^ 'The United States Biographical and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men,' Wisconsin volume, volume 1, American Biographical Publishing Company: 1877, Biographical Sketch of Joseph Dorr Clapp, pg. 226–227
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