Asa Clapp (merchant)

Asa Clapp
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
1820–1823
Personal details
Born
John Sheldon Davidson

(1762-03-15)March 15, 1762
Mansfield, Massachusetts
DiedApril 17, 1848(1848-04-17) (aged 86)
Portland, Maine
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Eliza Wendell Quincy
(m. 1787)
Children
OccupationMerchant, politician
Signature
A memorial plaque to Asa, Asa William Henry and Mary Jane Emerson Clapp at 443 Congress Street, Portland, which stands on the former site of Clapp's home[1]

Asa Clapp (March 15, 1762 – April 17, 1848) was an American merchant and politician.[2]

  1. ^ "Clapp Memorial Building, 1988". Businesses & Buildings - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives. July 28, 1988.
  2. ^ Hunt, Freeman (1858). Lives of American Merchants. Derby & Jackson. pp. 539–554.