John M. Clayton
Former United States Secretary of State
John Middleton Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State. Wikipedia
Born: July 24, 1796, Dagsboro, DE
Died: November 9, 1856 (age 60 years), Dover, DE
Party: Know Nothing
Books: Address on the Life, Character, and Services of Com. Jacob Jones: Delivered in Wilmington Tuesday, December 17, 1850, Speech of Hon. John M. Clayton, of Delaware, in Regard to Captain S.F. Du Pont, U.S.N.: In the Senate of the United States, March 11, 1856, in Executive Session, Report [on a Bill to Settle and Establish the Northern Boundary Line of the State of Ohio: And a Joint Resolution on the Subject of that Line.], and more
Education: Yale University and Litchfield Law School
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