Alexander Mosby Clayton
Alexander Mosby Clayton (born January 15, 1801 in Campbell County , Virginia , † September 30, 1889 near Lamar , Benton County , Mississippi ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ).
Clayton served as Justice of the Arkansas Territorial Supreme Court in 1832 . He was then from 1842 to 1852 and again from 1866 to 1869 judge in Mississippi. He was also US consul in Havana in 1853 . In 1861 he first represented Mississippi at its Secession Convention and later in the Provisional Confederate Congress . In the same year he also served as a confederate district judge. In 1876 he represented Mississippi at the Democratic National Convention .
He died near Lamar, Mississippi in 1889 and was subsequently buried in Hillcrest Cemetery in Holly Springs .
Web links
- The Political Graveyard (Engl.)
- The Confederate War Department (Engl.)
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| SURNAME | Clayton, Alexander Mosby |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1801 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campbell County , Virginia |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1889 |
| Place of death | at Lamar , Benton County , Mississippi |