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Name	Francis Boardman Clapp
Born	27 June, 1833 Holden, Massachusetts, United States of America
Died	6 September, 1920 (aged 87) South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	American Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	business executive (1857-1920) Victoria, Australia coach and/or wagon builder (1857-1883) Victoria, Australia coach/line owner (1857-1867) Victoria, Australia mail carrier (1859-1867) Victoria, Australia bus/line owner (1869-1920) Victoria, Australia rolling stock manufacturer (1886-1920) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate