William McNeil Clough Obituary
From Gauss and his Children
Jan. 26— WILLIAM McNEILL CLOUGH
died at Leavenworth. He was born in Boston September 7, 1831; graduated
at Harvard Law School; came with his parents to St. Charles,
and thence to Parkville, in 1854, and March 21st of that year he
was enrolled as an attorney at Platte Cirty. His father was William
Clough, wiho died at Leavenworth August 10, 1866. His
brother, E. N. O. Clough, is now United States commissioner at
Leavenworth. The family were decided Union men, and left
Parkville for Leavenworth at the beginning of the war. William
was a lawyer of distinction in Missouri and Kansas. The
firm of Clough & Wheat had an immense law practice. Mr.
Clough manipulated the Platte County bonds issued to the P. & G. K.
Railroad, and profited largely. He was supposed to be
wealthy, but his estate proved insolvent. Mr. Clough married
May 1, 1855, Mrs. Mary A. Embry, nee Scott, widow of Dr.
James Embry, of Parkville. She was, and still is, a beautiful
and lovely woman. Ch: 1, Mollie; 2, Amanda; 3, Nellie;
4. Lucy; 5, Katie; 6, Waller; 7, Frank.
