Clough, David Marston (D.M.), (1846–1924)
Creator:
Minnesota Historical Society
Source:
Governors of Minnesota
Chronology
1846
D.M. Clough is born on December 27 in Lyme, New Hampshire.
1857
His family resettles at Spencer Brook, Minnesota, near the Rum River.
1867
He marries schoolteacher Adelaide (Addie) Barton in Spencer Brook.
1870
Clough starts a logging business, Clough Brothers, with his brother, Gilbert.
1872
He moves to Minneapolis with Addie to expand the logging business.
1883
Clough, a Republican, is elected to the Minneapolis City Council.
1886
He is elected to the state senate.
1892
Clough advances to the office of lieutenant governor under Governor Knute Nelson.
1895
He becomes governor on January 31 and holds the office until 1899.
1898
He decides not to run for reelection and instead supports John Lind for governor.
1924
Clough dies in Everett, Washington, on August 27 at age seventy-seven.