Asa Clapp

Who was Asa Clapp?

Asa Clapp was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Portland on March 6, 1805. He graduated from the Norwich Military Academy in 1823. He engaged as a merchant in foreign and domestic commerce in Portland. He was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1848 and 1852.

He then resumed his former business pursuits, serving also as a director of the Maine General Hospital and of the Portland Public Library until his death in Portland on March 22, 1891. His interment was in Evergreen Cemetery.