Walker Lucas CLAPP

1850 - 1901  (51 years)

• Name	Walker Lucas CLAPP
  Birth	15 Apr 1850	Holly Springs, Marion County, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7E5C63AAD42242BB8E1B08E89078F5B8280C
  Death	29 Sep 1901	Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA   [1]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Notes	From findagrave.com: He grew up at Oakleigh in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Clapp graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor of arts degree in 1871. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1874. During the American Civil War, he served in the Confederate government, as director of the Produce Loan, appointed by Jefferson Davis. In 1887, he was selected as speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He served in that capacity until 1891. He served as Mayor of Memphis from 1895 to 1898, when he lost by just over 500 votes to Joseph J. Williams. He married Lamira Parker in 1874 and had four children. Was speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives 1887-1891. Mayor of Memphis Tenn. 1895-1898. Occupation: Lawyer
  Person ID	I8656	America
  Last Modified	29 May 2019

  
  

  Family	Lamira M PARKER,   b. 23 Jun 1854, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA d. 2 Feb 1937, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1874	USA   [1]
  Family ID	F3512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 May 2019

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] findagrave.com, November 2014 and later.