Background
Clapp, Moses Edwin was born on May 21, 1851 in Delphi, Indiana, United States. Son of Harvey Spaulding and Abbie Jane (Vandercook) Clapp.
Clapp, Moses Edwin was born on May 21, 1851 in Delphi, Indiana, United States. Son of Harvey Spaulding and Abbie Jane (Vandercook) Clapp.
Bachelor of Laws, University of Wisconsin, 1873.
Admitted to bar, 1873. In practice at Hudson, Wisconsin, 1873-1881, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 1881-1891, St. Paul, 1891-1901. Company attorney St. Croix Company, Wisconsin, 1878-1880.
Attorney general Minnesota, 1887-1893. Candidate for Republican nomination for government, 1896. Elected United States senator, January 19, 1901, to succeed late C. K. Davis.
Reëlected for terms 1905-1911, 1911-1917. Resumed the practice of law, Washington, 1918. Home, Washington, Distric.
Married Hattie Allen, December 30, 1874.