James Clarkson | |
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| Chair of theRepublican National Committee | |
| In office July 19, 1891 – June 29, 1892 | |
| Preceded by | Matt Quay |
| Succeeded by | William Campbell |
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| Born | James Sullivan Clarkson (1842-05-17)May 17, 1842 Brookville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 30, 1918(1918-05-30) (aged 76) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Anna Howell |
| Children | 3, includingGrosvenor |
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James Sullivan Clarkson (May 17, 1842 – May 30, 1918) was a delegate to eachRepublican National Convention from 1876 to 1896; a member of theRepublican National Committee from 1880 to 1896; chairman of the Committee from 1891 to 1892, and President of the Republican League of the United States from 1891 to 1893. He was born inBrookville, Indiana but raised a native ofPolk County, Iowa. He married Anna Howell, and together they had three children.[1]
He served aspostmaster ofDes Moines from 1871 to 1877, and was twice offered an ambassadorship (to Switzerland in 1869, and to China in 1890), but declined both.[2]
On April 18, 1902, he was appointed by Theodore Roosevelt as surveyor of the Port of New York.[3][4] He served until 1910, and was succeeded byNelson H. Henry.[5]
He died at the home of his sonGrosvenor inNewark,[6]New Jersey with his wife by his side. Clarkson was buried in the family mausoleum inDes Moines, Iowa.[7]
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