Addison S. McClure
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Addison S. McClure
| Addison S. McClure | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 18th district |
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| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan T. Updegraff |
| Succeeded by | William McKinley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district |
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| In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
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| Preceded by | James A. D. Richards |
| Succeeded by | John A. McDowell |
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| Born | October 10, 1839 Wooster, Ohio |
| Died | April 17, 1903 (aged 63) Wooster, Ohio |
| Resting place | Wooster Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary L. Brigham |
| Children | one son |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Years of service | April, 1861 - August, 1864 |
| Unit | 16th Ohio Infantry |
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Addison S. McClure (October 10, 1839 - April 17, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
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Biography
Born in Wooster, Ohio, McClure pursued an academic course in Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (now Washington & Jefferson College). He studied law in the office of Martin Welker,[1] and was admitted to the bar in 1861 and commenced practice in Wooster. He entered the Army as a private in April 1861. He was elected captain of Company H, Sixteenth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in October of the same year. He was captured December 29, 1862 during the Vicksburg Campaign, and held as a prisoner of war until he was exchanged May, 1863.[1] He was discharged in August, 1864.[1]
He served as recorder of Wayne County in 1867. He was appointed postmaster of Wooster in 1867 and reappointed in 1872 and 1876. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868 and 1876.
McClure was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1882 to the Forty-eighth Congress.
McClure was elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1897).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He died in Wooster, Ohio, April 17, 1903. He was interred in Wooster Cemetery.
McClure married Mary L. Brigham of Vienna Township, Michigan on September 26, 1866. They had one son.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Douglas, Ben (1900). History of the lawyers of Wayne County, Ohio, from 1812 to 1900. Clapper Printing. pp. 51–67. http://books.google.com/books?id=KRsVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA51.
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References
- Addison S. McClure at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009-02-26
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