Martin Linn Clardy (April 26, 1844 – July 5, 1914) was a nineteenth-century politician, lawyer and railroad executive from

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. Between 1879 and 1889, he served five consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Biography

Born near

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, Clardy attended

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and the

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and graduated from the

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. During the

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, he served in the

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until the close of the war where he rose to the rank of

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. Afterwards, he studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in

Congress

Clardy was elected a

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to the

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in 1878, serving from 1879 to 1889, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1888. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining from 1885 to 1887 and of the

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from 1887 to 1889 and was a delegate to the

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in 1884.

Later career

Afterward, Clardy resumed practicing law in

, moved to

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in 1894 and was appointed general attorney of the

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and the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway the same year. He was elected vice president and general solicitor of the companies in 1909 which he served as until his death.

Death and burial

Clarify died St. Louis on July 5, 1914. Clardy was interred in

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in St. Louis. He is also potentially related to Robert Walter Morgan Clardy.

External links

Retrieved on 2008-02-13 *

References

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