Clapp, Asa W. H. (Asa William Henry), 1805-1891
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- Clapp, A. W. H. (Asa William Henry), 1805-1891
- Clapp, Asa William Henry, 1805-1891
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1805-03-06
Death Date
- 1891-03-22
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1847-03-04
- Affiliation End: 1849-03-03
- Organization: United States. Congress. House
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation End: 1823
- Organization: Norwich Military Academy (Norwich, Vt.)
Has Affiliation
- Affiliation Start: 1848
- Affiliation End: 1852
- Organization: Democratic National Convention
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Maine General Hospital
- Organization: Portland Public Library
Birth Place
- Portland (Me.)
Occupation
Legislator
Merchant
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Sources
- found: Library of Congress Manuscript Division for Woodbury, L. Family papers, 1638-1914(Clapp, Asa W.H.; brother-in-law of Levi Woodbury and son of Asa Clapp (1762-1848)
- found: WWWA, Hist. vol.(Clapp, Asa William Henry; b, 1805, d. 1891; U.S. rep. from Maine, 1847-49)
- found: NUCMC data from Maine Hist. Soc. for Smith, F.O.J. Papers, 1818-1876(A.W.H. Clapp)
- found: Biog. Dir. of the U.S. Congress, viewed online, Jan. 5, 2017(CLAPP, Asa William Henry, a Representative from Maine; born in Portland, Maine, March 6, 1805; was graduated from the Norwich (Vt.) Military Academy in 1823; engaged as a merchant in foreign and domestic commerce at Portland; elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849); was not a candidate for renomination in 1848; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1848 and 1852; resumed his former business pursuits; served as a director of the Maine General Hospital and of the Portland Public Library until his death in Portland, Maine, on March 22, 1891; interment in Evergreen Cemetery)
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- 1997-04-28: new
- 2017-01-05: revised
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