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Isaiah D. Clawson

1822 – 1879

American politician

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Lived 1822 – 1879 (aged 57). Isaiah D. Clawson was an American politician.

Isaiah Dunn Clawson (March 30, 1822 – October 9, 1879) was an American Whig and Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859.

Born in Woodstown, New Jersey, on March 30, 1822, Clawson attended Delaware College, (Newark, Delaware) and Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Princeton College in 1840 and from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1843. He commenced the practice of medicine in Woodstown. He served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1854.

He was elected as a Whig candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1859, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1858.

After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of medicine in Woodstown, where he died on October 9, 1879. Interment in the Baptist Cemetery.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Princeton University, Lafayette College, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Positions held
United States representative, Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
Also known as
Isaiah Dunn Clawson

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Isaiah D. Clawson's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Isaiah D. Clawson?

American politician (1822-1879)

When was Isaiah D. Clawson born?

Isaiah D. Clawson was born on 30 March 1822 in Woodstown.

When did Isaiah D. Clawson die?

Isaiah D. Clawson died on 9 October 1879 in Woodstown.

What was Isaiah D. Clawson's occupation?

Isaiah D. Clawson was a politician.

What nationality was Isaiah D. Clawson?

Isaiah D. Clawson was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Isaiah D. Clawson

· Wikidata: Q1673684

· DBpedia: Isaiah D. Clawson

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