Clinton Fisk | |
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| Born | Clinton Bowen Fisk December 8, 1828 York, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1890 (aged 61) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Prohibition |
| Spouse | Jeannette C. Crippen |
| Children | 3 |
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| Education | Hillsdale College |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1862–1865 |
| Rank |  Brigadier General Brevet Major General |
| Unit | 33rd Missouri Volunteer Infantry Army of the Tennessee |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Clinton Bowen Fisk (December 8, 1828 - July 9, 1890) was a senior officer during Reconstruction in the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands and served as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate during the 1888 presidential election. Fisk University was named in his honor after he endowed it with $30,000.[1] In addition, he helped establish the first free public schools in the Southern United States for white and African-American children.
- ^ Reavis L. Mitchell, Jr., "Clinton Bowen Fisk" Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, 1998, accessed 3 Mar 2009