John M. Clayton

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John M. Clayton was a prominent 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of State and played a key role in shaping early U.S. foreign policy.

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instanceOf diplomat
human
lawyer
politician
appointedBy Zachary Taylor
burialPlace Old Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Delaware
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1796-07-24
dateOfDeath 1856-11-09
educatedAt Yale College
Yale University
endTime 1850-07-22 (term as U.S. Secretary of State)
familyName Clayton
givenName John
hasHonorificSuffix Esq.
influenced United States foreign policy in the mid-19th century
knownFor Clayton–Bulwer Treaty
shaping early United States foreign policy
memberOfPoliticalParty Whig Party
middleName Middleton
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Clayton–Bulwer Treaty
occupation diplomat
lawyer
politician
participatedIn development of U.S. Central American policy
placeOfBirth Dagsboro, Delaware
placeOfDeath Dover, Delaware
positionHeld Chief Justice of the Delaware Superior Court
United States Secretary of State
United States Senator
United States Senator from Delaware
member of the Delaware House of Representatives
practicedLawIn Delaware
relative Joshua Clayton
religion Episcopalianism
servedIn 24th United States Congress
25th United States Congress
26th United States Congress
27th United States Congress
31st United States Congress
sexOrGender male
sibling Thomas Clayton
startTime 1849-03-08 (term as U.S. Secretary of State)
stateRepresented Delaware
workLocation Dover, Delaware
New Castle, Delaware
Washington, D.C.

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Litchfield Law School hasStudent John M. Clayton
Clayton County, Iowa namedAfter John M. Clayton
Tapping Reeve Law School notableAlumni John M. Clayton
Town of Clayton, Delaware namedAfter John M. Clayton