Benjamin Hutchinson Clover 
Benjamin was born on December 22nd, 1837 in Columbus, Ohio.1 Benjamin's father was Henry Clover and his mother was Mary Ann Mc Kendre. His paternal grandparents were Henry Clover and Catherine Ambrose. He had four brothers and a sister, named Nancy, Adron, John, James and Rosanna. He died at the age of 62 on December 30th, 1899 in Douglas, Butler County, Kansas. He was buried in Douglas Cemetery, Butler County, Kansas.General Notes
Served in Congress from 4 March 1891 to 3 March 1893.
When first married he moved to Illinois and then to Kansas. Moved to Cowley County Kansas in 1871.
Served in Congress, representing the Third Congressional District of Kansas.
Claim in section 16, township 31, range 7, east, in Grouse Valley.
Benjamin was very active in securing bonds fot the Southern Kansas Railway.
At the town of Lazette he built a sawmill and a gristmill. He had one of the largest and most fertile farms in the county, 1,600 acres in Grouse Valley.
He was the first justice of the peace in Windsor township.
He was a Populist,served as county commissioner in Illinois, and was a candidate for the state legislature in Kansas.
Religious views: Methodist.
Engaged in agricultural pursuits: member of the board of school commissioners 1873-1888, twice president of the Kansas State Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union and twice vice president of the national organization of that order, selected as the candidate of the Farmers' Alliance Party.
Obituary Topeka Daily Capital, Dec. 31, 1899.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.~ 1727 d.1802 in Berkeley County, Virginia
- b.01 Apr 1751 in Virginia d.18 Jun 1844 in Franklin County, Ohio
- b.~ 1728 in Virginia d.~ 1778 in Virginia
- b.24 Jul 1798 in Berkeley County, Virginia d.02 Mar 1865 in Franklin County, Ohio
- b.1740 d.01 Nov 1811 in Berkeley County, Virginia
- b.30 May 1768 in Maryland d.30 Sep 1823 in Columbus, Ohio
- b.22 Dec 1837 in Columbus, Ohio d.30 Dec 1899 in Douglas, Butler County, Kansas
- b.1805 in West Virginia d.05 Mar 1864 in Columbus, Ohio
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1 U.S. Federal Census
Further sources/citations:
Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, History of Kansas, Chicago: A.T. Andreas, 1883, Biographical Record of Leading Citizens of Cowley County, Kansas, 1901, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961
Further sources/citations:
Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, History of Kansas, Chicago: A.T. Andreas, 1883, Biographical Record of Leading Citizens of Cowley County, Kansas, 1901, Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961