Asa Clapp (politician)
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Asa William Henry Clapp (March 6, 1805 – March 22, 1891) was a United States representative from Maine.
Biography
[edit]Clapp, son of wealthy merchant and state legislator Asa Clapp (1762–1848), was born in Portland, Maine, in 1805. He graduated from Norwich University in 1823. He engaged as a merchant in foreign and domestic commerce in Portland.
He was elected as a Democrat to the 30th Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He was not a candidate for renomination. He was a delegate to the 1848 and in 1848 and 1852 Democratic National Conventions.
He then resumed his former business pursuits, also serving as a director of the Maine General Hospital and of the Portland Public Library until his death in Portland in 1891. His interment was in the city's Evergreen Cemetery.
References
[edit]- United States Congress. "Asa Clapp (id: C000413)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- 1805 births
- 1891 deaths
- Norwich University alumni
- Politicians from Portland, Maine
- Burials at Evergreen Cemetery (Portland, Maine)
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- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine
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