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Clarke, Miss Emily. Emilia Julia. An English poet ; protegfie of Alphonse (le Laraartine, who advised lier to sup- press her " Sapho" as below her powers.

Clarke, Henry, 1743-1818. H. C. An English mathematician; b. at Salford; educ. at the Manchester Grammar School; at the age of thirteen became an assistant in the academy of Aaron Grimshaw, a Quaker, at Leeds ; he spent his after-life chiefly in teaching ; he was professor at the military college at Great Marlow, 1802-17 ; d. at Islington.

Clarke, James Freenian,D.D. J.F.C.

See " I. and P.," First Scries, p. 387.

Clarke, Rev. John, D.D., 1755-98. One who wishes well to him in common with Mankind. An American Congregational divine; b. at I'ortsmouth, N.H. ; Harv. •Coll., 1774 ; pastor in Boston, 1778-98, where he died.

Clarke, Louisa Tjane. L. L. O. An English writer of Guernsey-Isle.

Clarke, Mrs. Mary Bayard (Deve- reux). Tenella.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 387.

Clarke, Rev. Pitt, -1835. A Pastor. An American Congregational minister; Harv. Univ., 1790.

Cliu-ke, Robert D. Sittinff Bull. An American writer of the day, of the West.

Clark, S. iS. C. An English scholar of Helston Grammar School, Cornwall.

Clarke, Rev. Samuel Childs. A Vil- lage Churchman. An English divine ; St. Mary's Hall, Oxford, 1844; P.C. of St. Thomas, Launceston, 1848-76 ; head- master of the Launceston Grammar School, 1849-75 ; vicar of Thorveton , 1875-80 et seq.

Clarke, Sir Simon Houghton. A West Indian.

Clarke, Thomas Curtis. 7\ C. C. An American writer ; Harv. Coll., 1848.

Clarke, William Branwhite. A Member of the Church established bi/ the Law. An English clergyman of New South WalesC?).

Claudius, Slatthias. Der Waiids- iecker Bote ; le Messaqer de Wandsbeck.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 387-88.

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Mill-boy of the Slashes; The Great" Commoner. An eminent American statesman ; b. in Hanover Co., Va., in a district called " The Slashes " ; his family having re- moved to Kentucky, he remained at Richmond, and studied law with Rob- ert Brooke ; in 1797 removed to Lex- ington, Ky., and, during the rest of his life, was distinguished for his legal and political eminence; d. in Washington.


Clayton, Augustine Smith, 1783- 1839. David Crockett. An American jurist; b. at Fredericksburg, Va. ; his family removing to Georgia, he gradu- ated at the Univ. of Georgia in 1804 ; was admitted to the bar ; was a judge of the Superior Court, 1819-25 and 1828-31; M.C., 1831-36; d. in Athens, Ga.

He was the reputed author of " Crockett's Life of Van Buren."

Clayton, E. E. C. An English lady of the first part of the eighteenth century.

Cleghorn, George. An Amateur. A Scottish writer on art.

Cleland, Col. William (?). Will Hon- eycomb. An English gentleman ; the " Will Honeycomb " of the " Spectator Club."

Clephane, James O. J. 0. An American lawyerC?) of Chicago.

Cler, Albert. Jules de Bre'val. A French writer.

Cler, Jean Joseph Gustave, 1814- 69. An Officer of Zouaves. A French general ; b. at Salins (Jura) ; entered the army in 1835 ; general of division, 1855 ; killed at Magenta, Italy.

Clerk, Mrs. Godfrey. Alice M. Frere. An Eng'lisli writer of the day; wife of Godfrey Clerk.

Clerk, James. An Elder of the Church of Scotland. A Scottish writer of the first part of the eigliteenth century.

Cleveland, Henry Russell. H.R.C.

See " I. and P.," First Series, p. 388.

Cleveland, Horace William Shaler. H. W. S. C. An American landscape gardener of the day.

Cleveland, Hon. John. 8 — ry of the A — ty [Secretaryof the Admiralty]. An English politician of the middle of the eighteentli century.

CllfiFord, Hon. Robert. The Trans- lator of that Work. An English writer of one hundred years ago.

Clifton, Miss Mabel. Frank Brier- wood.

Clippinger, J. A. Samson. An Araeric^an writer of the day.

Clive, Mrs. Caroline (Wigley). V.

See " L and P.," First Series, p. 388.

Clode, Charles Mathew, 1818-. The Masterofthe [MerchantTailors'] Company for the year 1873-4. An English attorney- at-law ; b. in London ; called to the bar at the Inner Temple, 1862; sohcitor to the War Office, 1858-7G ; legal under- secretary, 1870-80 ; C.B., 1880.

Clootz, Jean Baptiste (Anacharsis), Baron de, 1755-04. Un Prussien; Alfaki Ali-Gier-Ber. A Prussian enthusiast ; b.