Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-12
HIS BRIDE AN AMERICAN.
The First Love of a Banker and
Broker.
Henry CleSs and His Charming Wife---HOw
the Young Engiishman Became
a Great Tfiinancier.
Mr. I;rt .E1rcnar

Broad street, ron are introduced to a gentle
man about fifty years Of age with a dome
Ike forehead, large sparkling eyes, mutton
chop whiskers and pleasant but quick and
resolute address, your first impression is
that he is an English clergyman Of the uni
vcrsity type, and not Henry Clews, the
popular banker and broker.
Mr.. Clews is an Englishman by birth
He was educated to enter Cambridge I'm
iversiy with the intention of taking Holy
Orders and accepting curacy under his
brother. the Vicar OF WoOlstanton. Young
Henry took a pleasure trip to America
previous to beginning his university career.
When he reached here he fell in love with
the country and resolved to remain here
and grow up whit 1t was in this country
in 1874 that Mr.. ClewS married At the
time he was fOrty-fiye years old. Previous
to this his life had been so busy and filled
with worldly affairs that he had little or no
time to engage in affairs Of the heart.
Early in 1874 he
Was Introduced
to the charming and accomplished Miss
Lucy Madison Worthington, the grand
niece of President Madison, and the petted
daughter of Colonel ". II. Worthington, a
brave Young officer of the Union army who
was killed while leadinga brigade in Pope's
Division. Mr.. Clews felt that Miss Worth
ington was the only lady he could ever love.
In plain, manly language he asked her to
become his wife. The young lady gave
blushing consent. She had at first admired
the handsome Young fnancier, but ended
by falling in love with him. They were
married in this city late in the fall of 1874.
If anything, Mr.. Clews is at present deeper
in love with his charming wife then when
he first married her. He has become &C
uuainted with all of the many womanly
accomplishments which she possesses.
After marriage Mr. Clews took his young
bride across the water to England and in
troduced her to his parents and other relati-
We, in Stafordshire. They were all delighted
with the handsome Young American who
had become his bride. After q protracted
stay in Euglaud Mr. ClewS returned to
America. At present he resides in u new
and elegant mansion which he has lately
had erected in West FnrtieJh street. 1t is
we'll managed by the peerless young house
wife who presideS over the big mansion with
the grace and dignity of queen.
Henry Clews was born in StattOrdshire,
England, Gftyfve years ago. When he
settled in New York he accepted
A Position in Wall Street
that enabled him in time to acquire per-
feet knowledge Of finance. He then used
his capital to establish the firm OF Henry
ClewS Il Co.. bankers and brokers. When
the war broke out in 1851 it found him
established on the Street He took sides
with the Union and expended his money
freely to support thescauSe.
The Government at one time needed
money, Mr.. Clews undertook to negotiate
its loans. He also urged all his friends and
clients to invest in United States securities
He orginized Un,on meetings. He sub
scribed to every Government loan, and in
1864 he disposed of Government securities
at the rate Oslo, 100000 a day. Secretary
Chase was profuse in his thanks to Mr..
Clews. Mr. Clews also took an active part
in the politics of that period. He was cleo,
ted a delegate to the Republican State Con-
vention and organized the movement that
placed General Dix in the gubernstorial
chair. In 1870 he was offered the Republi,
can nomination for Mayor Of New York.
lie declined it on the ground that his bust,
ness, which was really public business, en-
crossed all his time and attention. When
the famous Committee OF Seventy was ap'
pointed to break up the Tweed Ring Mr..
Clews was one of them and threw himself
heart and soul into the reform movement.
II was he who originated the committee.
He personally selected sixty ofthe mem oers
and supported thnm throughout the crusade
that ended when