Marriage and Family
On 23 June 1869, he married one of his students, Mary Elizabeth Plummer (1850–1923), in New York City. She was the daughter of William Kelly Plummer and wife Harriet A. Taylor. The Clemenceaus had three children together before the marriage ended in divorce.
During this time he joined French exile clubs in New York opposing the imperial regime.
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