Biographical data on Francis Byron Clarke and family, [ca. 187?- ca. 189?].

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Biographical data on Francis Byron Clarke and family, [ca. 187?- ca. 189?].

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Photocopies of clippings about Francis Byron Clarke and family of St. Paul, Minnesota, especially detailing Lena (Mrs. Francis B.) Clarke's participation in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, Francis' promotions to Great Northern Railway traffic manager and president of the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway, and the deaths of Lena's father, J. E. Thompson, and uncle, Horace Thompson, both presidents of the First National Bank of St. Paul.

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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