Thomas Clayton
U.S. Congressperson
1777 – 1854
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Who was Thomas Clayton?
Thomas Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the Whig Party. He served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware, as Secretary of State of Delaware, as Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, as U.S. Representative from Delaware, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware. In 1846 he was one of two members of the United States Senate to vote against declaring war on Mexico.
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- Born
- Jul 1, 1777
Cecil County - Spouses
- Religion
- Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Delaware
- Lived in
- Dover
- Died
- Aug 21, 1854
New Castle
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on July 23, 2013
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