William H. Clagett

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William Horace Clagett (September 21, 1838 – August 3, 1901) was a nineteenth century politician and lawyer from various places in the United States. He was the uncle of Samuel B. Pettengill.

Born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Clagett moved to Keokuk, Iowa with his father in 1850 where he attended the public schools as a child. He studied law in Keokuk and at a law school in Albany, New York and was admitted to the bar in 1858, commencing practice in Keokuk. He moved to Carson City, Nevada in 1861 and to Humboldt, Nevada in 1862 where he commenced practicing law. Clagett was a member of the Nevada Territorial House of Representatives in 1862 and 1863, was a member of the Nevada Assembly in 1864 and 1865 and practiced law in Virginia City, Nevada, Helena, Montana and Deer Lodge, Montana. He was elected a Republican from the Montana Territory to the United States House of Representatives in 1870, serving from 1871 to 1873, being unsuccessful for reelection in 1872. Afterwards, Clagett resumed practicing law in Deer Lodge, Montana, Denver, Colorado, Deadwood, Dakota, Portland, Oregon and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He was president of the Idaho constitutional convention in 1889 and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate from Idaho in 1891 and 1895. He moved to Spokane, Washington and resumed practicing law until his death there on August 3, 1901. Clagett was interned in Greenwood Cemetery in Spokane.

[edit] External links

• William H. Clagett at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• William H. Clagett at Find A Grave

Preceded by James M. Cavanaugh

Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana Territory's At-large congressional district March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873

Succeeded by Martin Maginnis

• William H. Clagett at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress