Jeremiah Clemens
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About
A United States senator and novelist, he wrote Tobias Wilson, one of the earliest American Civil War novels. He is also known for his works of Western fiction.
Before Fame
He attended La Grange College and the University of Alabama and later studied law at Transylvania University.
Trivia
He was elected by the Alabama legislature to complete the term of deceased senator Dixon Hall Lewis.
Family Life
He married Elizabeth Moore.
Associated With
He was a distant cousin of Mark Twain.