A. Clemens
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"A. Clemens/Clemene," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whitehouseworkers.org/Detail/workers/513.
- Positions
- Grounds Laborer
- Years in President's House
- circa 1888
- Gender
- Male
- Presidency
- Grover Cleveland First Term
- Biography
- A. Clemens was born in Germany and became a U.S. citizen on June 11, 1888. Additional information about his early life remains unclear, including his first name.1 However, a list of White House Greenhouse and Grounds employees compiled during Grover Cleveland’s presidency reveals that Clemens worked at the White House from June to August 1888 as a grounds laborer. Details about what specific work he performed there are currently unclear, but he likely assisted the White House gardeners. His duties may have included watering plants, mowing the lawn, planting seeds, and other related projects. The full length of his service is unclear at this time.
- (1) “Greenhouse and Grounds, Executive Mansion, Washington. D.C.,” August 23, 1888, National Archives and Records Administration, White House Historical Association, https://www.whitehousehistory.org/photos/the-working-white-house-list-of-workers.
- Birthplace
- Germany
- Burial Place
- Unclear from Context
- Blue markers indicate birthplaces and green markers indicate burial places. Black markers are used for places of both birth and burial.
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