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American politician
Born Hiester CLYMER
American political leader from the state of Pennsylvania
Born on November 3, 1827 in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, USA , United States
Died on June 12, 1884 in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
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He was a delegate to the National Convention of the Democratic Party in 1860 and 1868. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1861 to 1868. He ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1866 on a white supremacist policy, losing to John W. Geary. In the controversial campaign, Clymer's camp produced some of the most virulently graphic racist posters and pamphlets of the decade.
... Clymer was born in Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania. He attended Princeton University, studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1849. Clymer practiced law in Berks County and Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
He was a delegate to the National Convention of the Democratic Party in 1860 and 1868. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1861 to 1868. He ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1866 on a white supremacist policy, losing to John W. Geary. In the controversial campaign, Clymer's camp produced some of the most virulently graphic racist posters and pamphlets of the decade.
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