Isaac Clements (March 31, 1837 – May 31, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Isaac Clements | |
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.jpg) From 1900's History of Illinois Republicanism. The "NH" insignia stands for "National Home" and was taken during Clements' governorship of the National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers. | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 18th district | |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | William Hartzell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1837 Franklin County, Indiana |
| Died | May 31, 1909 (aged 72) Danville, Illinois |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Josie Nutt (m. 1864) |
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Biography
editBorn near Brookville, Indiana, Clements attended the common schools.[1] He was graduated from the Indiana Asbury College (now De Pauw University), Greencastle, Indiana, in 1859. He studied law in Greencastle. He moved to Illinois and taught school. He entered the Union Army in July 1861 and served as second lieutenant of Company G, Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He remained in the service over three years. He was twice promoted. He was appointed register in bankruptcy in June 1867.
He married Josie Nutt, the daughter of Indiana University president Cyrus Nutt, in November 1864.[1]
Clements was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He was appointed a United States penitentiary commissioner in 1877. He was a United States pension agent in Chicago, Illinois, from March 18, 1890, until November 4, 1893.[1]
He moved to Normal, Illinois, in 1899, to serve as superintendent of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home. He subsequently received appointment as governor of the National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers in Danville, Illinois.[1] He died there on May 31, 1909, and was interred in the Home's cemetery.[2] On September 22, 1922, his remains were moved to Spring Hill Cemetery in Danville.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Raum, Green B. (1900). History of Illinois Republicanism. Chicago: Rollins Publishing Company. pp. 406–408. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Isaac Clements Dead". The Daily Advocate. Belleville, Illinois. June 3, 1909. p. 1. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Holt, Dean W. (1992). American Military Cemeteries. McFarland & Company. p. 91. ISBN 0899506666. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- United States Congress. "Isaac Clements (id: C000507)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress