HERRI^'GSPIAW•S LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY. county, Mo. In 1887-93 he was assistant of mineralogy and geology at the Missouri university; and in 1893-97 was professor of mineralogy and geology at the Louisiana state university; and also geologist to the Louisiana agricultural and geological survey. He is the author of Louisiana Supple-
ment
to Hinman's Geography.
Clendening, John, engineer, railroad manager, was born July 15, 1854, in Philadelphia, Pa. Since 1870 he has been in the railway service; and has filled numerous important positions as machinist and locomotive engineer. He is now roadmaster of construction and maintenance of railways on the Chicago, Rock Island, and pacific; the Union pacific, and the Southern pacific railways, with headquarters at Sacramento, Cal. He also takes an active part in the public affairs of
county and
state. his Clephane, Jaines Ogilvie, lawyer, inventor, was born Feb. 21, 1842, in Washington, D. C. In 1892 he was elected vice-president of city,
the Linotype reporting and printing company; and he devoted a large amount of capital and enterprise toward the development of the graphaphone. Clephane, Walter Collins, lawyer, author, was born July 17, 1867, in West Haven, Conn. He graduated from the Columbian, now the George Washington university. He is a noted attorney of Washington, D.C. He is the vice-president of the Second national
bank of Washington, and a director in the Xational savings and trust colTipany of that city. He is a professor of law in the George univerWashington sity; a commissioner from the District of Columbia to the conference of commissioners on uniform state laws; and vice-president of the board of trustees of the Industrial Home School, D. C. He is the author of Clephane on Organization and ilanagement of Business Corporations; and History of the Government of
the District of Columbia. Clepper, Edgar Ellis, architect, publisher, founder, was born Dec. 18, 1871, in Kittanning. Pa. He graduated from the high school of his native city; and as an architect he udied under private tutors. In 1889 he en•isjed the employ of the Apollo building
and in 1894 became connected with the Nicola building company of Pittsburg, P«. In 1901 he began the practice of
cnmpRDy;
architecture in Sharon, Pa.; and designed the South Sharon high school building, Lewis opera house. Saint Michael's Greek catholic church, St. Elizabeth's Roman catholic church, the Slavish catholic church, the Jewish synagogue, the Gordon hotel, and numerous smaller buildings in that city.
He has dences,
also designed numerous fine resibank buildings and business blocks
in various cities of Pennsylvania. In 1905 he began the publication of Clepper's Maga-
zine of Architecture. Clerc, Laurent, educator, founder, was born Dec. 36, 1785, in France. While on a visit to England in 1815, he made the acquaintance of the Rev. Dr. Gallaudet, who persuaded him to come to America to lay the foundation of deaf-mute instruction.
They arrived in New York in 1816, and opened the asylum at Hartford in 1817. He life thenceforth to the interests of this institution, which was very successful, until in 1858, overcome by the infirmities of age, he retired with a pension. He died July 18, 1869, in Hartford, Conn.
devoted his
Cleveland, Aaron, clergyman, was born 29, 1715. In 1735 he established the church in Canada. He first presbyterian was rector of the church in Newcastle, Del. He died Aug. 17, 1757, in Philadelphia, Pa. Cleveland, Aaron, clergyman, poet, was born Feb. 3, 1744, in Haddam, Conn. He was a poet who late in life became a congregational minister. He was the greatgrandfather of President Cleveland. He was the author of The Philosopher and Boy; and Slavery Considered; both volumes of which are poems. He died Sept. 21, 1815. Cleveland, Abner Cobum, farmer, statesman, was born Nov. 17, 1839, in Skowhegan, Maine. He received his education in the public schools; and attended the Bloomfield academy. In 1869 he was a member of the Nevada state legislature; and in 187074 he was a member of the state senate. In 1894 he was candidate for governor of Nevada; and in 1898 was the independent candidate for the United States senate. In 1893 he was a delegate to the republican natSonal convention. He died in 1903 in Cleveland, Nevada. Cleveland, Benjamin, soldier, jurist, was born March 36, 1738, in Virginia. He served in the revolutionary war; and attained the rank of captain. Then at the close of the war he settled in Tugalo Valley; and was judge in old Pendleton county for many years. He died in October, 1806, in Tugalo Valley, S.C. Cleveland, Charles, clergyman, philanthropist, was born June 31, 1772, in Norwich, Conn., In 1832-29 he was senior member in the dry goods firm of Cleveland and Dane of Boston, Mass. and was then a broker for four years. In 1838 he was ordained as an evangelist, and from th«i.t time until his final sickness was incessantly engaged in charitable undertakings in Boston. He died June 5, 1872, in Boston, Mass. Cleveland, Charles Dexter, educator, author, was born Dec. 3, 1802, in Salem, Mass. In 1834 he became professor of latin in the university of the city of New York; and subsequently taught a young ladies school in Philadelphia. He was the author of Com-
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