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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John M. Clayton canonical 5

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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ