James Clemens Jr.
James Clemens Jr. was an American businessman and banker.
Early life and family
Clemens Jr. was the second son of four children of Jeremiah Clemens, and wife Jane Cochran. They went to Kentucky in 1787, where he operated "The Big Black Horse" tavern in Danville. His older brother Thomas Clemens died unmarried and without issue. His younger sisters were Elizabeth Clemens married with Charles Caldwell, and Isabella Clemens, married in 1833 with Thomas Reed.Career
He started his career engaged in mercantile business with his uncle James Clemens Sr. in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. He then moved to Missouri, then part of Missouri Territory, in 1816, where he became a successful storekeeper. Later he became active in banking. He did much to help the family of Mark Twain, of whom he was a relative.In 1859, he had the Clemens House built in St. Louis, Missouri.