Clinton, John W. (John Waterbury), 1836-1918.
Newspaper editor & local historian from Polo, Ogle County, Illinois.
Born and raised in Andes, N.Y., Clinton moved to Polo in 1857 to teach school. Between 1865 and 1901, he was owner and editor of the Ogle County Press, which promoted prohibition and printed many articles about Ogle County's history. After retirement, Clinton collected and preserved biographies and genealogies of pioneer families for a proposed book.
From the description of Papers [microform], 1834-1918 and undated. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 40771836
Newspaper editor & local historian from Polo, Ogle County, Illinois.
Born and raised in Andes, N.Y., Clinton moved to Polo in 1857 to teach school. Between 1865 and 1901, he was owner and editor of the Ogle County Press, which promoted prohibition and printed many articles about Ogle County's history. After retirement, Clinton collected and preserved biographies and genealogies of pioneer families for a proposed book.
From the description of Papers, 1834-1918 and undated. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 39451841
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Clinton, John W. (John Waterbury), 1836-1918. Papers [microform], 1834-1918 and undated. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Clinton, John W. (John Waterbury), 1836-1918. Papers, 1834-1918 and undated. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
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| Relation | Name | |
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| associatedWith | Polo Historical Society (Polo, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Polo Historical Society (Polo, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Polo Temperance Alliance (Polo, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Polo Temperance Alliance (Polo, Ill.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865). Company B. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Illinois Cavalry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865). Company B. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 15th (1861-1865). Company H. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 15th (1861-1865). Company H. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 92nd (1862-1865) | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| United States | |||
| United States | |||
| Illinois | |||
| Buffalo (Ogle County, Ill.) | |||
| Illinois--Ogle County | |||
| Polo (Ill.) | |||
| Illinois--Polo | |||
| Illinois--Ogle County | |||
| Polo (Ill.) | |||
| Ogle County (Ill.) | |||
| Buffalo Grove (Ogle County, Ill.) | |||
| Buffalo Grove (Ogle County, Ill.) | |||
| Buffalo (Ogle County, Ill.) | |||
| Ogle County (Ill.) | |||
| Illinois | |||
| Illinois--Polo |
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| Black Hawk War, 1832 |
| Frontier and pioneer life |
| Liquor laws |
| Newspaper editors |
| Temperance |
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Person
Birth 1836
Death 1918
