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Alexander McClure
Alexander Kelly McClure (January 9, 1828 – June 6, 1909) was a journalist, editor, writer, politician, and historian, active in Pennsylvania Republican Party politics, especially in the 1860s, and a prominent supporter, correspondent, and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln.〔(HREF="http://www.kotoba.ne.jp/word/11/The Valley of the Shadow" TITLE="The Valley of the Shadow">The Valley of the Shadow ), accessed June 10, 2008〕 He was the editor of the ''Franklin Repository'', in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and of the ''Philadelphia Times''.〔(Penn State Libraries ) Biographical Sketch by Damon M. Laabs, accessed June 10, 2008〕 The borough of McClure, Pennsylvania - located in Snyder County - is named in his honor.
==Early years==
McClure was born on January 9, 1828 in Sherman's Valley,〔The McClure Family by James Alexander McClure, page 177〕Perry County, Pennsylvania to Alexander and Isabella Anderson McClure. He grew up on a farm, with little formal education. At fourteen, he apprenticed to a tanner. Later, he worked as a printer at the ''Perry County Freeman'' and the ''Juniata Sentinel'', in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania. He became editor and publisher of the Sentinel in 1846, and became known for his Whig political views.
McClure was appointed to the staff of the first Whig governor of Pennsylvania, William F. Johnson, with the honorary rank of colonel. In 1850, Millard Fillmore appointed McClure deputy United States Marshal for Juniata County. He moved to Chambersburg in 1852, buying ''Franklin Repository'' newspaper, and marrying Matilda S. Gray.
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