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Nicholas Joseph Clayton (November 1, 1840 in

Cloyne Cloyne () is a small town to the southeast of Midleton in eastern County Cork. It is also a see city of the Anglican (Church of Ireland) Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, while also giving its name to a Roman Catholic diocese. St Colman's Ca ...

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– December 9, 1916) was a prominent

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architect in

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. Clayton constructed many grand religious and public buildings in Galveston including the First Presbyterian Church (Galveston, Texas). He is also credited as the architect of

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and of the Main Building of St. Edward's University in

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. He also designed an addition to St. Mary Cathedral in Galveston.''Handbook of Texas Online'', Robert A. Nesbitt and Stephen Fox, "Clayton, Nicholas Joseph,"
/ref> Speck, Larry. "Old Red, University of Texas Medical School Galveston", ''Landmarks of Texas Architecture'', (1986), University of Texas Press
/ref> Wooten, Heather Green. ''Old Red: Pioneering Medical Education in Texas'', Texas A&M University Press, 2013

/ref> [http://www.galvestonhistory.org/attractions/architectural-heritage/ghf-and-the-city-of-galveston-celebrate-nicholas-claytons-150th-birthday-on-november-1 "GHF and the City of Galveston Celebrate Nicholas Clayton’s 175th Birthday on November 1", Galveston Historical Foundation] Card, Terry. "The Bishop’s Palace: Galveston’s Most Significant Building", ''Island Guide''
/ref> Canright, Marsha. "Island celebrates renowned architect", ''Coast Monthly'', October 24, 2015
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