Isaac Clements
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Isaac Clements was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born near Brookville, Indiana
, Clements attended the common schools.
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.
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.
United States pension agent at Chicago, Illinois, from March 18, 1890, until November 4, 1893.
He moved to Normal, Illinois
, in 1899.
Superintendent of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Normal, Illinois
.
He died in Danville, Illinois
, May 31, 1909.
He was interred in Home Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
.
Born near Brookville, Indiana
Brookville, Indiana
Brookville is a town in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,625 at the 2000 census. The town is the county seat of Franklin County.-Geography:...
, Clements attended the common schools.
He was graduated from the Indiana Asbury College (now De Pauw University), Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle, Indiana
Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Scots-Irish American Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylvania...
, in 1859.
He studied law in Greencastle.
He moved to Illinois and taught school.
He entered the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National 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.
Clements was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
The Forty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1873 to March 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth
44th United States Congress
The Forty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1875 to March 4, 1877, during the seventh and...
Congress.
He was appointed a United States penitentiary commissioner in 1877.
United States pension agent at Chicago, Illinois, from March 18, 1890, until November 4, 1893.
He moved to Normal, Illinois
Normal, Illinois
Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 52,497 as of the 2010 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, in 1899.
Superintendent of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Normal, Illinois
Normal, Illinois
Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 52,497 as of the 2010 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
.
He died in Danville, Illinois
Danville, Illinois
Danville is a city in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is the principal city of the'Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Danville and Vermilion County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 32,467. It is the county seat of...
, May 31, 1909.
He was interred in Home Cemetery.