Alexander Mosby Clayton (January 15, 1801 – September 30, 1889) was an American politician who served as a Deputy from

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to the

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from February to May 1861.

Biography

Clayton was born in

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. He migrated first to

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, where he served on the Territorial Supreme Court in 1832, then to

where he served as a state court judge from 1842 to 1852. From 1844 to 1852, he served as the first president of the

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Board of Trustees. In 1853 he served as United States consul in

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. He represented the state in the Provisional C.S. Congress from February to May, 1861. He resigned and was appointed as a

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District Court Judge for the balance of the year. After the war he again served as a state court judge from 1866 to 1869.

References

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