Asa Clapp (politician)

Asa W. H. Clapp (Maine Congressman)

Asa William Henry Clapp (March 6, 1805 – March 22, 1891) was a United States representative from Maine.

Biography

Clapp, son of wealthy merchant and state legislator Asa Clapp (1762–1848), was born in Portland, Maine, in 1805. He graduated from Norwich University in 1823. He engaged as a merchant in foreign and domestic commerce in Portland.

He was elected as a Democrat to the 30th Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). He was not a candidate for renomination. He was a delegate to the 1848 and in 1848 and 1852 Democratic National Conventions.

He then resumed his former business pursuits, also serving as a director of the Maine General Hospital and of the Portland Public Library until his death in Portland in 1891. His interment was in the city's Evergreen Cemetery.

References

• United States Congress. "Asa Clapp (id: C000413)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.