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Alexander McClure
Politician
1828 – 1909
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Who was Alexander McClure?
Alexander Kelly McClure was a journalist, editor, writer, politician, and historian, active in Pennsylvania Republican Party politics, especially in the 1860s, and a prominent supporter, correspondent, and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln. He was the editor of the Franklin Repository, in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and of the Philadelphia Times. The town of McClure, Pennsylvania - located in Snyder County - is named in his honor.
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- Born
- Jan 9, 1828
Pennsylvania - Also known as
- Alexander K. McClure
- Died
- Jun 6, 1909
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on July 23, 2013
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