Moses E. Clapp

Moses Edwin Clapp

U.S. Senator from Minnesota
In office January 23, 1901 to March 3, 1917
Preceded by	Charles A. Towne
Succeeded by	Frank B. Kellogg
8^th Minnesota Attorney General
In office 1887 – 1893
Preceded by	William J. Hahn
Succeeded by	Henry W. Childs

Born	May 21, 1851(1851-05-21)
Died	March 6, 1929 (aged 77)
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican

Moses Edwin Clapp (May 21, 1851 – March 6, 1929) was an American politician. He served as the Minnesota Attorney General from 1887 until 1893. In 1900, he entered the special election for Minnesota's seat in the United States Senate that was made vacant by the death of Cushman Davis. He won that election, and was later reelected in 1904 and 1910 for two additional terms. He served in the Senate from January 23, 1901 to March 3, 1917, a term that spanned the 57th, 58th, 59th, 60th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, and 64th Congresses. He was not renominated by the party in 1916. He is most noted for taking numerous fact-finding trips that produced negligible results, all of which were funded by Congress.^{[citation needed]}

Preceded by William J. Hahn	Minnesota Attorney General 1887 – 1893	Succeeded by Henry W. Childs
Preceded by Charles A. Towne	United States Senator (Class 1) from Minnesota 1901 – 1917 Served alongside: Knute Nelson	Succeeded by Frank B. Kellogg

v • d • e Attorneys General of Minnesota

Berry • Cole • Colvill • Cornell • Wilson • Start • Hahn • Clapp • Childs • Douglas • Donahower • Young • Simpson • Smith • Hilton • Pratt • Youngquist • Benson • Peterson • Ervin • Burnquist • Lord • Mondale • Mattson • Head • Spannaus • Humphrey • Hatch • Swanson

v • d • e United States Senators from Minnesota

Class 1	Rice · Ramsey · McMillan · Davis · Towne · Clapp · Kellogg · Shipstead · Thye · McCarthy · H. Humphrey · M. Humphrey · Durenberger · Grams · Dayton · Klobuchar

Class 2	Shields · Wilkinson · Norton · Windom · Stearns · Windom · Edgerton · Windom · Sabin · Washburn · K. Nelson · Johnson · Schall · Benson · Howard · Lundeen · Ball · A. Nelson · Ball · H. Humphrey · Mondale · Anderson · Boschwitz · Wellstone · Barkley · Coleman