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William Claflin (March 6, 1818 – January 5, 1905) was an American politician, industrialist, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He served as the 27th governor of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and as a member of the United States Congress from 1877 to 1881.
He was elected Governor of Massachusetts in 1868 and served for three consecutive terms. In 1855, as he was establishing himself as a politician, Claflin bought a house known as “the Old Elms” in Newtonville.
William Claflin (March 6, 1818 – January 5, 1905) was an American politician, industrialist, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He served as the 27th governor of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and as a member of the United States Congress from 1877 to 1881.
Jan 8, 2019 · WILLIAM CLAFLIN, the twenty-eighth governor of Massachusetts, was born in Milford, Massachusetts on March 6, 1818. His education was attained at the Milford Academy, and later at Brown University, however he left before graduating.
Hon. William Claflin, the Republican candidate for Congress for the Eighth District, was born in Milford, Mass., March 6th, 1818. He was educated in the public schools and at Brown University. Some time after the completion of his studies, he went to St. Louis, and engaged there in the shoe and leather trade for a few years.
William Claflin became the Governor of Massachusetts in 1869, and then was elected to Congress serving in Washington, D.C. from 1877 to 1881. He was a lifelong abolitionist leader, an early advocate for women's rights, and a philanthropist.
Apr 26, 2024 · William Claflin (March 6, 1818 – January 5, 1905) was an American politician, industrialist, and philanthropist from Massachusetts. He served as the 27th governor of Massachusetts from 1869 to 1872 and as a member of the United States Congress from 1877 to 1881.
