John M. Clayton
John Clayton | |
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Daguerreotype by Frederick De Bourg, c. 1849–1856 | |
| United States Senator from Delaware | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – November 9, 1856 | |
| Preceded by | Presley Spruance |
| Succeeded by | Joseph P. Comegys |
| In office March 4, 1845 – February 23, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | Richard H. Bayard |
| Succeeded by | John Wales |
| In office March 4, 1829 – December 29, 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Henry M. Ridgely |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Clayton |
| 18th United States Secretary of State | |
| In office March 8, 1849 – July 22, 1850 | |
| President | Zachary Taylor Millard Fillmore |
| Preceded by | James Buchanan |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Webster |
| 17th Delaware Secretary of State | |
| In office December 1826 – October 1828 | |
| Preceded by | Henry H. Wells |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Maxwell Harrington |
| Member of the Delaware House of Representatives | |
| In office 1824 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Middleton Clayton July 24, 1796 Dagsboro, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | November 9, 1856 (aged 60) Dover, Delaware, U.S. |
| Party | Federalist Party (Before 1824) National Republican (Before 1834) Whig (1824–1854) American (1854–1856) |
| Spouse | Sally Fisher |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Litchfield Law School |
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John Middleton Clayton (July 24, 1796 – November 9, 1856) was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State.