1817 - 1903
William Penn Clarke
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1816
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| Died |
1903
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William Penn Clarke (1817–1903) was an American journalist, lawyer, and politician known for his activity related to the early statehood of Iowa. Clarke was an outspoken abolitionist, Underground Railroad organizer, a member of the Free Soil party, and a prominent lawyer in Iowa City for most of his career until moving to Washington D.C. after the Civil War. During the Civil War, Clarke served as paymaster at the rank of lieutenant colonel for the Union.
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