Clayton family papers, 1721-1856.
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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852
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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...
Clayton family.
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Prominent residents of Kent County, Del. Family of Thomas Clayton (1777-1854), lawyer and U.S. representative and senator; and John M. Clayton (1796-1856), lawyer and Yale graduate with law practice in Dover, Del., elected to U.S. Senate in 1828 and again in 1834, resigning in 1836 to become chief justice of Delaware, after which he gave up the post and devoted himself to farming outside New Castle; in 1845, he returned to the U.S. Senate but resigned to become secretary of State under Zachary T...
Clayton, Thomas, 1777-1854
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U.S. senator, U.S. representative, and public official of Delaware. From the description of Thomas Clayton correspondence, 1840. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980297 ...
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. ...
