Joseph W. McClurg

Joseph W. McClurg
19th Governor of Missouri
In office
January 12, 1869 – January 4, 1871
LieutenantEdwin O. Stanard
Preceded byThomas Clement Fletcher
Succeeded byB. Gratz Brown
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1863 – July 1868[1][2][3]
Preceded byThomas L. Price
Succeeded byJohn H. Stover
Personal details
Born(1818-02-22)February 22, 1818
St. Louis County, Missouri Territory[4]
DiedDecember 2, 1900(1900-12-02) (aged 82)
Lebanon, Missouri
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)St. Joseph, Missouri
Alma materXenia Academy, Oxford College
Professionbusinessman
Signature

Joseph Washington McClurg (February 22, 1818 – December 2, 1900) was the 19th Governor of Missouri in the decade following the American Civil War. His stepfather was William Murphy.

  1. ^ "Seymour's Unpopularity". Macon Argus. July 29, 1868. p. 2. Retrieved May 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ New-York Tribune, August 4, 1868, p. 3
  3. ^ The New York Herald, July 31, 1868, p. 5
  4. ^ Missouri Historical Review. State Historical Society of Missouri. 1910. p. 189.