John Daniel Clardy

John Daniel Clardy (August 30, 1828 – August 20, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Early life John Clardy was born in Smith County, Tennessee, on August 30, 1828. He was one of six sons and two daughters born to John C. and Elizabeth (Cayce) Clardy. Three of Clardy's brothers served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War; two of them were killed in action. He was re-elected once, serving in the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899). He advocated for the free coinage of silver as long as it could be kept on parity with gold. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898.

Later life and death After his service in Congress, Clardy retired from public life. He died at his home near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on August 20, 1918, and was interred in Clardy's County Cemetery in Bells, Kentucky.