James S. Clarkson (May 17, 1842 – May 30, 1918) was a delegate to each

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from 1876 to 1896; a member of the

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from 1880 to 1896; chairman of the Committee from 1891 to 1892, and President of the Republican League of the United States from 1891 to 1893. He was born in Brookville,

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but raised a native of Polk County,

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. He married Anna Howell, and together they had three children. He served as

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from 1871 to 1877, and was twice offered an ambassadorship (to Switzerland in 1869, and to China in 1890), but declined both.CLARKE, James S.
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'' (1901-1902 edition); via archive.org On April 18, 1902, he was appointed by Theodore Roosevelt as surveyor of the Port of New York until 1910. He died at the home of his son Grosvenor in Newark,

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with his wife by his side. Clarkson was buried in the family mausoleum in

.NY Times Obituary
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