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John Daniel Clardy (August 30, 1828 - August 20, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. ==Early life== John Clardy was born in Smith County, Tennessee on August 30, 1828.〔"Clardy, John Daniel". ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''〕 He was one of six sons and two daughters born to John C. and Elizabeth (Cayce) Clardy.〔''Biographical Cyclopedia'', p. 225〕 Three of Clardy's brothers served in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War; two of them were killed in action.〔 The Clardy family moved to Christian County, Kentucky in 1831.〔 He attained his early education in the county schools.〔 He matriculated to Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky graduating in 1848.〔 After teaching school for one year, he began studying medicine under Dr. Nicholas Thomas of Tennessee.〔 He enrolled at the University of Louisville for one year before finishing his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1851.〔 After graduation, Clardy returned to Kentucky and commenced practice in Long View, Kentucky.〔 After three years, he relocated to Blandville, Kentucky, where he remained until the beginning of the Civil War.〔 During the war, he spent most of his time in New York City as a member of the firm of Bacon, Clardy, and Company.〔 He returned to Christian County in 1866, practicing medicine irregularly and engaging in agricultural pursuits.〔 He purchased several tracts of land in Christian County and built his estate named "Oakland" into a five hundred fifty acre farm.〔 Clardy married Ann F. Bacon in 1854.〔 The couple had three children – John F. Clardy, Fleming Cayce Clardy, and Fannie C. (Clardy) Prestridge.〔 Clardy served as a deacon in the Baptist church in which he was raised.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Daniel Clardy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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