Martin L. Clardy | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1889 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony F. Ittner |
| Succeeded by | William M. Kinsey |
| Constituency | 1st district (1879–1883) 10th district (1883–1889) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Linn Clardy (1844-04-26)April 26, 1844 |
| Died | July 5, 1914(1914-07-05) (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Bellefontaine Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Politician,Lawyer,Railroad Executive |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Confederate States |
| Branch/service |  Confederate States Army |
| Rank |  Major |
| Unit |  Clardy's Cavalry Battalion[1] |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Martin Linn Clardy (April 26, 1844 – July 5, 1914) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and railroad executive fromMissouri. Between 1879 and 1889, he served five consecutive terms in theU.S. House of Representatives.
Born nearFarmington, Missouri, Clardy attendedSaint Louis University and theUniversity of Mississippi and graduated from theUniversity of Virginia.
During theCivil War, he served in theConfederate Army until the close of the war where he rose to the rank ofmajor.
Afterwards, he studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice inFarmington, Missouri.
Clardy was elected aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1878, serving from 1879 to 1889, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1888. There, he served as chairman of theCommittee on Mines and Mining from 1885 to 1887 and of theCommittee on Commerce from 1887 to 1889 and was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1884.
Afterward, Clardy resumed practicing law inFarmington, Missouri, moved toSt. Louis, Missouri in 1894 and was appointed general attorney of theMissouri Pacific Railway and theSt. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway the same year. He was elected vice president and general solicitor of the companies in 1909 which he served as until his death.
Clarify died St. Louis on July 5, 1914. Clardy was interred inBellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis. He is also potentially related to Robert Walter Morgan Clardy.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 1st congressional district March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 10th congressional district March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1889 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
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