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Orion Clemens
Secretary of Nevada Territory
In office 1861–1864
Nominated by
Abraham Lincoln
Personal details
Born
(1825-07-17)July 17, 1825 Gainesboro, Tennessee, United States
Died
December 11, 1897(1897-12-11) (aged 72) Keokuk, Iowa, United States
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Mary Eleanor Stotts
Children
1
Parent(s)
John Marshall Clemens (father) Jane Lampton Clemens (mother)
Relatives
Mark Twain (brother)
Profession
Journalist
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Orion Clemens (July 17, 1825 – December 11, 1897) was the first and only Secretary of the Nevada Territory. His younger brother Samuel Langhorne Clemens became a famous author under the pen name Mark Twain.
OrionClemens (July 17, 1825 – December 11, 1897) was the first and only Secretary of the Nevada Territory. His younger brother Samuel Langhorne Clemens...
worked as a typesetter, contributing articles to his older brother OrionClemens' newspaper. Twain then became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River...
John Marshall Clemens (August 11, 1798 – March 24, 1847) was the father of author Mark Twain and of journalist and politician OrionClemens, who was the...
The OrionClemens House, also known as Mark Twain's House, is a two-story Late Victorian house located at 502 N. Division St. in Carson City, the capital...
the American West during the years 1861–1867. He joined his brother OrionClemens, who had been appointed Secretary of the Nevada Territory, on a stagecoach...
Olivia Langdon Clemens (November 27, 1845 – June 5, 1904) was the wife of the American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known under his pen name...
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brother's offer that would provide this fresh start. Samuel's brother OrionClemens (who "had moved toward the position that slavery was morally wrong")...
husband's death in 1847, Clemens moved around living with her surviving children. During the American Civil War in the 1860s, Clemens was supportive of the...
Twain) OrionClemens (1825–1897), brother of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) Paul Clemens (born 1988), American baseball player Pierre Clemens (born...
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), well known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is noted...
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for American public television, with David Knell performing as Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain's real name) and Robert Lansing as Horace Bixby, the steamboat...
manuscripts department in New York in 1991, stated, "What you see is [Clemens'] attempt to move away from pure literary writing to dialect writing"....
Clemens (wife) Susy Clemens (daughter) Clara Clemens (daughter) Jean Clemens (daughter) John M. Clemens (father) Jane Lampton Clemens (mother) Orion Clemens...
territorial governor. The secretary of the territory was OrionClemens (older brother of Samuel Clemens, also known as Mark Twain), who more or less served...
Clemens (wife) Susy Clemens (daughter) Clara Clemens (daughter) Jean Clemens (daughter) John M. Clemens (father) Jane Lampton Clemens (mother) Orion Clemens...
Clemens (wife) Susy Clemens (daughter) Clara Clemens (daughter) Jean Clemens (daughter) John M. Clemens (father) Jane Lampton Clemens (mother) Orion Clemens...
District, St. Louis, Missouri, NRHP-listed OrionClemens House, Carson City, Nevada, NRHP-listed Clemens Ranchhouse, Magdalena, New Mexico, listed on...
Ipsen. The book bears a dedication to Twain's daughters, Susie and Clara Clemens, and is subtitled "A Tale For Young People of All Ages". The Prince and...
Clemens (wife) Susy Clemens (daughter) Clara Clemens (daughter) Jean Clemens (daughter) John M. Clemens (father) Jane Lampton Clemens (mother) Orion Clemens...