About Benjamin H. Clover
Lived 1837 – 1899 (aged 62). Benjamin H. Clover was an American politician.
Benjamin Hutchinson Clover (December 22, 1837 – December 30, 1899) was a U.S. representative from Kansas.
Born near Jefferson, Ohio, Clover attended the common schools. He moved to Kansas in 1871 and settled in Cambridge. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the board of school commissioners 1873-1888. He was twice president of the Kansas State Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union and twice vice president of the national organization of that order.
Clover was elected as a Populist to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1892. He resumed agricultural pursuits. He returned to Douglass, Kansas, where he committed suicide on December 30, 1899. He is interred in Douglass Cemetery.
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Who was Benjamin H. Clover?
American politician (1837-1899)
When was Benjamin H. Clover born?
Benjamin H. Clover was born on 22 December 1837 in Jefferson.
When did Benjamin H. Clover die?
Benjamin H. Clover died on 30 December 1899 in Douglass, Kansas.
What was Benjamin H. Clover's occupation?
Benjamin H. Clover was a politician.
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Benjamin H. Clover was American.
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