# Joseph W. Clift

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{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name          = Joseph Clift
| image         = Hon. Joseph W. Clift, Ga. Surgeon, U.S.A - NARA - 527370.jpg
| state         = [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state))
| district      = [1st](/source/Georgia's_1st_congressional_district)
| term_start    = {{start date|1868|7|25}}
| term_end      = {{end date|1869|3|3}}
| preceded      = [Peter Early Love](/source/Peter_E._Love)
| succeeded     = [William W. Paine](/source/William_W._Paine)
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1837|9|30}}
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1908|5|2|1837|9|30}}
| birth_place   = [North Marshfield, Massachusetts](/source/Marshfield%2C_Massachusetts), US
| death_place   = [Rock City Falls, New York](/source/Rock_City_Falls%2C_New_York), US
| spouse        =
| profession    = [Surgeon](/source/Surgeon), [Politician](/source/Politician)
| party         = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
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| allegiance    = United States
| branch        = [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) ([Union Army](/source/Union_Army))
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| unit          = [Army of the Potomac](/source/Army_of_the_Potomac)
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| battles       = [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War)
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'''Joseph Wales Clift''' (September 30, 1837 – May 2, 1908) was a [U.S. Representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) representing [Georgia's 1st congressional district](/source/Georgia's_1st_congressional_district) from 1868 to 1869 upon Georgia's re-admittance to the United States after the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Bioguide Search |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C000519 |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Born in [North Marshfield, Massachusetts](/source/North_Marshfield%2C_Massachusetts), Clift attended the common schools and [Phillips Academy](/source/Phillips_Academy), [Andover, Massachusetts](/source/Andover%2C_Massachusetts).He graduated from the medical school of [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University) in 1862.

== Career ==

=== Military career ===
Clift entered the [Union Army](/source/Union_Army) and was acting surgeon from July 13, 1862, to August 7, 1865. He served until November 18, 1866.<ref name=":0" />

=== Registrar of Savannah ===
After the war, Clift practiced medicine in [Savannah, Georgia](/source/Savannah%2C_Georgia) and was soon appointed registrar of the city of Savannah by Major General Pope under the reconstruction acts.<ref name=":0" />

=== U.S. House of Representatives ===
Upon the readmission of Georgia to the United States, Clift was elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [40th United States Congress](/source/40th_United_States_Congress) and served from July 25, 1868, to March 3, 1869. Clift presented credentials as a Member-elect to the [41st United States Congress](/source/41st_United_States_Congress), but was not permitted to qualify.<ref name=":0" />

== Later life and death ==
After being declined his seat after re-election, Clift moved back to Massachusetts and continued to practice medicine. Clift died in [Rock City Falls, New York](/source/Rock_City_Falls%2C_New_York), May 2, 1908.

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Category:Harvard Medical School alumni
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Category:Republican Party United States representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
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