# Alexander McClure

> Alexander Kelly McClure was an American politician, newspaper editor, and writer from Pennsylvania. He served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 1858 to 1859 and 1865 to 1866 as well as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 18th district in 1861 and the 4th district from 1873 to 1874. He was a prominent supporter, correspondent, and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln. He was the editor of the Franklin Repository newspaper in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and of the Philadelphia Times. The borough of McClure, Pennsylvania, and the Alexander K. McClure School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are named in his honor.

*American politician (1828–1909)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alexander-mcclure

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1828-01-09
- **Died:** 1909-06-06
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.6 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [الكسندر مكلور](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%83%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1)
- [اليكساندر مكلور](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%D9%83%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1)
- [آلزاندر مک‌کلور](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%85%DA%A9%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1)
- [Alexander McClure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_McClure)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4719577)

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