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John Marshall Clemens (August 11, 1798 – March 24, 1847) was the father of author Mark Twain and of journalist and politician Orion Clemens, who was the first and only Secretary of the Nevada Territory. Biography. Clemens was the scion of a Virginia family that owned both land and slaves in that state.
Su padre, John Marshall Clemens, comenzó a operar una tienda de abarrotes. Más tarde, John Clemens fue elegido juez de paz y celebró sesiones judiciales.. Sam comenzó la escuela cuando tenía cuatro años y medio. Recordó haber violado una regla el primer día de clases y haber sido advertido. Luego, una segunda infracción provocó un cambio.
Mark Twain (1909) Samuel Langhorne Clemens ( Florida, Misuri; 30 de noviembre de 1835- Redding, Connecticut; 21 de abril de 1910), más conocido por su seudónimo Mark Twain, fue un escritor, orador y humorista estadounidense.
Learn about the family of Samuel L. Clemens, also known as Mark Twain, the famous American author and humorist. Find out who his wife, children, father, mother, grandfather, and ancestors were.
He lived first in the small village of Florida, then – from 1839, just before his fourth birthday – in the expanding river town of Hannibal. His father, John Marshall Clemens, was a businessman, property speculator, storekeeper and civic leader (justice of the peace and railroad promoter).
While his own father, John Marshall Clemens, had been serving on a jury that sent “slave-stealers” to the state penitentiary, his father-in-law, Jervis Langdon, had been funding “slave-stealers’” activities.
John Marshall Clemens operated a general store in Hannibal and later clerked in stores. He was elected Justice of the Peace and held court sessions.
