Mark R. Clapp
Mark Richards "M.R." Clapp (March 3, 1803 – April 23, 1891) was an American farmer and territorial legislator.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Clapp settled in Milford, Wisconsin Territory in 1840. Clapp was a farmer. In 1846, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives. His brother was Joseph Dorr Clapp who served in the Wisconsin State Senate.[1][2][3]
Notes[]
- ^ 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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- 1803 births
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- Politicians from Boston
- People from Milford, Wisconsin
- Farmers from Wisconsin
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