Alexander M. Clayton

Alexander Mosby Clayton
Deputy from Mississippi
to the Provisional Congress
of the Confederate States
In office
February 4, 1861 – May 11, 1861
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byAlexander Bradford
Personal details
Born(1801-01-15)January 15, 1801
Campbell County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 30, 1889(1889-09-30) (aged 88)
Benton County, Mississippi, U.S.
Resting placeHill Crest Cemetery,
Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.

Alexander Mosby Clayton (January 15, 1801 – September 30, 1889) was an American politician who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1842 to 1852, and as a deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from February to May 1861.

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