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James Clarkson
In office Preceded by Matt Quay Succeeded by William Campbell
Born
James Sullivan Clarkson
(1842-05-17 ) May 17, 1842Brookville , Indiana, U.S.Died May 30, 1918(1918-05-30) (aged 76 )Newark , New Jersey, U.S. Political party Republican Spouse Anna Howell Children 3, including Grosvenor Signature
James Sullivan 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 [ edit ]
^ 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
^ "Gen. J. S. Clarkson Dies in 77th Year" . The New York Times 11 . Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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