Edmund Clawson

A practical paper craftsman of the Copper District whose quiet standards helped lay the foundations of what would later become Clawson Paper Mills.

Edmund Clawson was a paper craftsman and workshop proprietor active during the early industrial years of Whiskerton.

Known for patience, discipline, and uncompromising standards regarding paper quality, he maintained a modest but respected workshop in the Copper District during a period of rapid change and uncertain industry.

Though practical rather than ambitious, Edmund believed deeply in honest craftsmanship and reliable work, values that quietly shaped later generations of the Clawson Family .

By the time of his death, the family workshop faced considerable financial difficulties, ageing machinery, and uncertain prospects — circumstances later inherited by his son, Montgomery Clawson.

Those who knew him described him as dependable, serious, and unusually stubborn regarding inferior paper stock.