Stephens-Habersham County GaArchives Biographies.....McClure, John W. March 1, 1859 - 
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Source: The Toccoa Record, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia
Author: Unknown

The Toccoa Record, 17 Dec 1908, p. 1.  

Biographical Sketches


John W. McClure.  “Cap” McClure, our Chief of Police, was born in “Old 
Habersham,” near Clarkesville, March 1, 1859.

He is the oldest of a family of seven children, five girls and two boys.  Rev. 
and Mrs. Robert McClure, his parents, are still hale and heartyat ripe old 
ages.  Every one of their children and grand-children are alive and in good 
health.

He was reared on the farm, and had very few school advantages, consequently he 
learned the lesson of self reliance.

Was married Dec. 25, 1879, to Miss Josie Jarrard, and settled on a farm until 
he came to Toccoa in 1896.

He engaged in an livery business here until 1898, when he was elected chief of 
police; he held this position four years and resigned to conduct a livery 
business again.

Last year he went to his farm just outside the city limits, but was prevailed 
upon this year to serve Toccoa again as head of the police department.  Aside 
from this position he conducts a heavy transfer business.

“Cap” McClure is a member of the Methodist church, and a fighter against 
immorality.  Years ago he was a leader in the fight against the opening of 
saloons here and helped drive the bar rom out of the county.  He is a 
successful champion of decency and order, and as an officer he is without a 
peer in this section of the State.  He is a pleasant, honest and 
accommodating, but firm, officer.  He says what he means and means what he 
says. He is an exemplary Christian gentleman, and one of those rare characters 
that commands the respect and esteem of both friend and foe.


[Transcribed by June Coker McNew, January 2011.  To get a copy of the picture 
in this article, I photographed the microfilm machine screen, but the quality 
of the image on the screen was very poor.]




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