About Joseph Dorr Clapp
Lived 1811 – 1900 (aged 88). Joseph Dorr Clapp was an American politician, farmer and businessperson.
Joseph Dorr Clapp (December 31, 1811 – October 27, 1900) was an American banker, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served two years in the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Jefferson County. In contemporaneous documents he was frequently referred to as J. D. Clapp.
Biography J. D. Clapp was born in Westminster, Vermont, on New Year's Eve 1811. He moved to Milford, Wisconsin Territory, in 1839 and was a farmer.
In 1859, he started the Koshkonong Bank in partnership with Lucien B. Caswell. The bank later merged into the First National Bank, and Clapp served as president of the merged bank until his death in 1900. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate for the 1862 and 1863 sessions. His brother was Mark R. Clapp who served in the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature.
Clapp died in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
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Who was Joseph Dorr Clapp?
19th century banker and politician
When was Joseph Dorr Clapp born?
Joseph Dorr Clapp was born on 31 December 1811 in Westminster.
When did Joseph Dorr Clapp die?
Joseph Dorr Clapp died on 27 October 1900 in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
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Joseph Dorr Clapp was a politician, farmer and businessperson.
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Joseph Dorr Clapp was American.
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