Introduction

Biography

After teach­ing school (1854–59), Clute gra­du­at­ed from the Mi­ch­igan Ag­ri­cul­tur­al Col­lege, then taught math 1862–66 be­fore stu­dy­ing at Mead­ville Theo­lo­gic­al Se­mi­na­ry.

He served pas­tor­ates in Vine­land and Ne­wark, New Jer­sey; Keo­kuk and Io­wa Ci­ty, Io­wa; and Po­mo­na, Ca­li­for­nia.

He was the fourth pre­si­dent of the Mi­chi­gan Ag­ri­cul­tur­al Col­lege (now Mi­chi­gan State Col­lege) (1889–93) and Flo­ri­da Ag­ri­cul­tur­al Col­lege (1893–97).

He spent his last years re­tired in Ca­li­for­nia.