Clement Sulivane | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 20, 1838 Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died |
November 9, 1920 (aged 82) Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Parents |
Vans Murray Sulivane Octavia Van Dorn |
| Spouse | Delia Bayly Hayward |
| Children |
Earl Van Dorn Sulivane Vans Murray Sulivane Ruth Sulivane |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 Confederate States of America (1861–1865) |
| Service/branch | Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
| Rank | Aide-de-camp (CSA) |
Clement Sulivane (1838–1920) was an American Confederate veteran, lawyer, journalist and politician. He served in the Maryland Senate from 1878 to 1880.
Early life[]
Clement Sulivane was born on August 20, 1838 in Port Gibson, Mississippi.[1] His father was Vans Murray Sulivane and his mother, Octavia Van Dorn.[1] His maternal grandfather was Peter Aaron Van Dorn (1773–1837).[2] One of his uncles was Earl Van Dorn.[1][3] Another uncle was William Vans Murray.[1]
He was educated at a preparatory school in Northampton, Massachusetts.[1] He attended Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey and graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1857.[1] He studied the Law, and was admitted to the bar in 1860.[1]
During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, he served in the Confederate States Army as an aide-de-camp to his uncle, Earl Van Dorn.[1][3][4] He later wrote The Fall of Richmond.[1]
Career[]
Sulivane worked as a lawyer and journalist in Cambridge, Maryland.[1][3] He then served in the Maryland Senate from 1878 to 1880.[5]
Personal life[]
Sulivane married Delia Bayly Hayward, the daughter of William Richard Hayward and Eliza Ennalls Eccleston.[1] They had three children:
- Earl Van Dorn Sulivane (1869–1950).[1]
- Vans Murray Sulivane (1873–1938).[1]
- Ruth Sulivane (1874–1953).[1]
Death[]
Sulivane died on November 9, 1920 in Cambridge, Maryland.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 "Clement Sulivane Biography". http://www.collinsfactor.com/oldsite/other/clementsulivaneBio.htm. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Claiborne County MSGenWeb:". http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~msclaib3/PeterVanDorn.htm. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Linda Gupton, Seasons in the South: The Lives Involved in the Death of General Van Dorn, AuthorHouse, 2013, p. 97 [1]
- ↑ Myron J. Smith, Jr., The CSS Arkansas: A Confederate Ironclad on Western Waters, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2011, p. 205 [2]
- ↑ "Clement Sulivane, MSA SC 3520-12888". http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012800/012888/html/msa12888.html. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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