Researching Larry Clapp
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1114 people with the Clapp surname? In that year Clapp was ranked number 2488 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Larry means "Form of LAWRENCE. Laurel-Crowned" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Larry Clapp on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Larry Clapp and the Clapp Family Tree
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1217 people with the Clapp surname in the UK? Clapp is now ranked number 2917 for popularity in the UK. |
Clapp Genealogy Databases
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Larry Clapp. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Larry Clapp
Larry Clapp
Larry Clapp (October 4, 1946 – January 7, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician.
Clapp served in the Wyoming House of Representatives, as a Democrat, in 1978–1979, on the Casper, Wyoming city council and as mayor in 1988. He practiced law.
On October 3, 2012 Clapp was arrested after a months-long investigation after his IP address was flagged as possibly having accessed child pornography on the internet. Authorities obtained a search warrant and found over 100 movie files related to child pornography on his computer's hard drive, as well as on an external drive. His attorney waived a preliminary hearing in November and was expected to file status reports, along with the district attorney, on January 4, 2013. On January 7, Clapp was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at Crossroads Park in Casper, Wyoming.
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