Orion Clemens
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Orion Clemens was an American politician who was the first and only Secretary of the Nevada Territory. As a member of the Republican Party, he supported Abraham Lincoln, thinking slavery was morally w
Orion Clemens
Jane Lampton Clemens
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Jane Lampton Clemens was the mother of author Mark Twain. She was the inspiration of the character "Aunt Polly" in Twain's 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. She was regarded as a "cheerful, aff
Orion Clemens
…Mount Olivet Cemetery Hannibal, Missouri, United States Party Republican Spouse Mary Eleanor Stotts Children 1 Parent(s) John Marshall Clemens (father) Jane Lampton Clemens (mother) Relatives Mark Twain (brother) Profession Journalist Signature Orion Clemens (July 17, 1825 – December 11, 1897) was an American politician…
Portrait of Jane Lampton Clemens, Mother of Mark Twain
Photograph of Clemens later in life, circa 1870s
Illustration of "Aunt Polly" by True Williams in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876.