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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.
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In 1840, he joined the Whig Party, campaigned for Whig presidential candidate William Henry Harrison, and was elected to the United States Senate in 1844. Clayton remained in the Senate from 1845 to 1849, at which time President Zachary Taylor nominated him as secretary of state.
John Middleton Clayton (born July 24, 1796, Dagsboro, Del., U.S.—died Nov. 9, 1856, Dover, Del.) was a U.S. public official best known for his part in negotiating the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty (1850), aimed at harmonizing U.S.–British interests in Central America.
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John Middleton Clayton (24 de julio de 1796-9 de noviembre de 1856) fue un abogado y político de Delaware, Estados Unidos. Fue miembro del Partido Whig formando parte de la Asamblea General de Delaware, también fue Senador por Delaware y Secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos. [1]
John M. Clayton. El Tratado Clayton-Bulwer fue un tratado firmado el 19 de abril de 1850 entre los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido, para neutralizar sus influencias e impedir que dichos países pudieran colonizar o controlar algún país de Centroamérica.
Introduction. John Middleton Clayton was appointed Secretary of State by President Zachary Taylor on March 7, 1849, and entered duty the next day. He resigned the position on July 22, 1850, shortly after President Taylor died and Millard Fillmore assumed the Presidency.
John M. Clayton. 1796 – 1856. John M. Clayton was born in Delaware in 1796 and was educated at Yale College and the Litchfield Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1819. He was elected as a Federalist to the Delaware House of Representatives in 1824, and served as secretary of state of Delaware from 1826 to 1828.
