Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856

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Farmer, lawyer, and statesman.

From the description of John M. Clayton papers, 1798-1868 (bulk 1819-1850). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980031

Clayton served as U.S. Secretary of State, 1849-1850.

From the description of ALS, 1850 June 15 : Department of State, Washington, to John Charles Fremont. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 15531096

Politician

Clayton, who was born in Delaware, served in the U.S. Senate (1828-1836, 1845-1848) and as the U.S. Secretary of State 1849-1850. During his political career he was close friends with Henry Clay (before 1848) and an advisor to Governor of Kentucky J.J. Crittenden.

From the description of Kentucky portion of John M. Clayton papers, 1843-1851. (University of Kentucky Libraries). WorldCat record id: 13066996

Biographical Note

  • 1796: Born, Sussex County, Del.
  • 1815: Graduate, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
  • 1819: Admitted to the bar
  • 1822: Married Sarah Ann Fisher
  • 1829 - 1836 : United States senator
  • 1837 - 1839 : Chief justice of Delaware
  • 1845 - 1849 : United States senator
  • 1849 - 1850 : Secretary of state
  • 1850: Signed Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
  • 1853 - 1856 : United States senator
  • 1856, Nov. 9: Died, Dover, Del.

From the guide to the John M. Clayton Papers, 1798-1868, (bulk 1819-1850), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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referencedIn Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865. Papers, 1812-1865. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. ALS : Springfield, Ill., to John M. Clayton, Washington, D.C., 1849 July 28. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Machen, Lewis H. (Lewis Henry), 1790-1863. Family papers, 1802-1938 (bulk: 1830-1879) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Thayer, George W. Lucius Lyon papers, 1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851. William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Zachary Taylor Papers, 1814-1931 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Clayton family. Clayton family papers, 1721-1856. Historical Society of Delaware
referencedIn Wickham family. Wickham family papers, 1785-1958 (inclusive), 1814-1901 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Wawa, Inc. Historical collection, 1737-1965. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856. Kentucky portion of John M. Clayton papers, 1843-1851. University of Kentucky Libraries
referencedIn Wickham Family papers, 1785-1958, 1814-1901 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. Letters, 1848. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf John Middleton Clayton letters, 1847-1855 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Letcher, Robert Perkins, 1788-1861. Robert Perkins Letcher papers, 1844-1853. Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library
creatorOf Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856. Letter to Mary E. Bird, 1854. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833. Papers, 1772-1939. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Smith, Franklin E., d. 1878. Papers, 1818-1890; (bulk 1835-1870). Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Henry Clay letter to John Middleton Clayton [manuscript] 1838 June 15. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856. Letter to Asbury Dickens [Dickins], Secretary of the U.S. Senate : ALS, 1850 Apr. 25. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856. ALS, 1850 June 15 : Department of State, Washington, to John Charles Fremont. Copley Press, J S Copley Library
referencedIn John McLean Papers, 1817-1861, (bulk 1829-1860) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Abbott Lawrence papers, 1849-1852 Houghton Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856. Letter, 1851 February 6, Newcastle, Del., to Daniel Webster, Washington. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn George P. Fisher Papers, 1772-1905 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Du Pont, Henry, 1812-1889. Papers, 1822-1899. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn John J. Crittenden Papers, 1782-1913, (bulk 1841-1888) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf United States. Dept. of State. Passport, 1850 March 21, Washington, D.C., to Philetus Fales. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf John M. Clayton Papers, 1798-1868, (bulk 1819-1850) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856. Note, 1834 May 1. Washington State University, Holland and Terrell Libraries
referencedIn Du Pont, Eleuthera Bradford, 1873-1953,. The Eleuthera Bradford du Pont Collection, 1799-1834. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Machen, Lewis H. (Lewis Henry), 1790-1863. Family papers, 1802-1938 (bulk: 1830-1879) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815. James A. Bayard and Richard H. Bayard Papers, 1797-1885 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Samuel Chester Reid Family Papers, 1807-1963, (bulk 1830-1897) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sparks, William Alexander, 1817-1849. William Alexander Sparks papers, 1843-2005 (bulk, 1843-1852) University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815. James A. Bayard and Richard H. Bayard Papers, 1797-1885 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to John Young Mason, n.p., 1848 Dec. 27. Texas Christian University
referencedIn Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888. Papers, 1847-1894 (bulk 1849-1859). New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Delaware. Court of Errors and Appeals. Notes of proceedings and cases determined in the high court of errors and appeals, the court of chancery, and the orphans court of the state of Delaware, 1792-1832. Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Lucius Lyon papers (1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf United States. President (1849-1850 : Taylor). Commission appointing Abraham Lincoln Secretary of the Territory of Oregon : true copy, 1849 Aug. 9. University of Chicago Library
creatorOf John M. Clayton Papers, 1798-1868, (bulk 1819-1850) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Corwin, Thomas, 1794-1865. Autograph letter signed : Washington City, to John M. Clayton, Secretary of State, 1849 Mar. 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. [Letter] 1848 Sep. 4, East Pascagoula, Me. [to] John M. Clayton / Z. Taylor. Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856. Autograph signature to an order : 1849 June 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935,. Lea Mills Collection, 1679-1938. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954,. The Longwood Manuscripts, 1438-1954. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Clayton, John M. (John Middleton), 1796-1856. Correspondence with Robert Montgomery Bird, 1842-1847. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Clay, Henry, 1777-1852. Henry Clay papers, 1834-1844 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Birth 1796-07-24

Death 1856-11-09

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