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Mark Richards Clapp (March 3, 1803 – April 23, 1891) was an American farmer and territorial legislator.

Background

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Clapp settled in Milford, Wisconsin Territory, in 1840. Clapp was a farmer. In 1846, he served in the Wisconsin Territorial House of Representatives. His brother was Joseph Dorr Clapp who served in the Wisconsin Senate.

References

1. The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, Western Historical Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1879, Biographical Sketch of M.R. Clapp, pg. 726
2. Wisconsin Blue Book 1877, Legislative Assemblies-Territorial, pg. 147
3. 'The United States Biographical and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men,' Wisconsin volume, volume 1, American Biographical Publishing Company: 1877, Biographical Sketch of Joseph Dorr Clapp, pg. 226–227

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