James S. Clarkson
James Clarkson | |
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Chair of the Republican National Committee | |
In office July 19, 1891 – June 29, 1892 | |
Preceded by | Matt Quay |
Succeeded by | William Campbell |
Personal details | |
Born | James Sullivan Clarkson May 17, 1842 Brookville, Indiana, U.S. |
Died | May 30, 1918 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 76)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Anna Howell |
James S. Clarkson (May 17, 1842 – May 30, 1918) was a delegate to each Republican National Convention from 1876 to 1896; a member of the Republican National Committee from 1880 to 1896; chairman of the Committee from 1891 to 1892, and President of the Republican League of the United States from 1891 to 1893. He was born in Brookville, Indiana but raised a native of Polk County, Iowa. He married Anna Howell, and together they had three children.[1]
He served as postmaster of Des Moines from 1871 to 1877, and was twice offered an ambassadorship (to Switzerland in 1869, and to China in 1890), but declined both.[2]
On April 18, 1902, he was appointed by Theodore Roosevelt as surveyor of the Port of New York until 1910.[3][4]
He died at the home of his son Grosvenor in Newark,[5] New Jersey with his wife by his side. Clarkson was buried in the family mausoleum in Des Moines, Iowa.[6]
References[]
- ^ Clarkson, James Sullivan
- ^ CLARKE, James S., in Who's Who in America (1901-1902 edition); via archive.org
- ^ James S. Clarkson and Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1904: a Study in Contrasting Political Traditions in Contrasting Political Traditions
- ^ A Biographical Directory of the United States Customs Service, 1771-1989
- ^ Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 173, 1 June 1918
- ^ NY Times Obituary
- 1842 births
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- People from Brookville, Indiana
- Republican National Committee chairs
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