Henry Clayton | |
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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama | |
| In office May 2, 1914 – December 21, 1929 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Thomas G. Jones |
| Succeeded by | Charles Brents Kennamer |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1897 – May 2, 1914 | |
| Preceded by | George Paul Harrison Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William Oscar Mulkey |
| Member of theAlabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1890–1901 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. (1857-02-10)February 10, 1857 Clayton,Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | December 21, 1929(1929-12-21) (aged 72) Montgomery,Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Bettie Davis |
| Relatives | Henry Clayton (father) Bertram Tracy Clayton (brother) |
| Education | University of Alabama (BA,LLB) |
Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. (February 10, 1857 – December 21, 1929) was aUnited States representative fromAlabama and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
Born on February 10, 1857, nearClayton, inBarbour County,Alabama,[1] Clayton attended the common schools, then received aBachelor of Arts degree in 1877 from theUniversity of Alabama and aBachelor of Laws in 1878 from theUniversity of Alabama School of Law.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and entered private practice in Clayton.[1] He continued private practice in nearbyEufaula, Alabama from 1880 to 1914.[1] He was a register in chancery for Barbour County from 1880 to 1884.[1] He was a member of theAlabama House of Representatives from 1890 to 1891.[1] He was theUnited States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama from 1893 to 1896.[1] He was permanent chairman of theDemocratic National Convention in 1908.[2]
Clayton was elected as aDemocrat to theUnited States House of Representatives of the55th United States Congress and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until May 25, 1914, when he resigned and moved toMontgomery, Alabama to accept a federal judgeship.[2][3] He was Chairman of theUnited States House Committee on the Judiciary for the62nd and63rd United States Congresses.[2] He was sponsor of theClayton Antitrust Act of 1914.[2] He was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1905 to conduct the impeachment proceedings againstCharles Swayne, Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, and in 1912 againstRobert W. Archbald, Judge of theUnited States Commerce Court.[2] He was appointed to theUnited States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofUnited States SenatorJoseph F. Johnston, but his appointment was challenged and withdrawn.[2]
Clayton was nominated by PresidentWoodrow Wilson on May 2, 1914, to a joint seat on theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama and theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama vacated by JudgeThomas G. Jones.[1] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on May 2, 1914, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on December 21, 1929,[1] due to his death in Montgomery.[2] He was interred in Fairview Cemetery in Eufaula.[2]
Clayton's father,Henry DeLamar Clayton, was a Major General in theConfederate States Army.[4] His brother,Bertram Tracy Clayton, was a United States Representative fromNew York. His earliest immigrant ancestors came toNorth America fromEngland. He was descended fromHenry Grey, 1st Earl of Stamford,Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey andWilliam Villiers, 2nd Viscount Grandison. Many of his ancestors wereCavaliers during theEnglish Civil War. He was a direct descendant of a member of the British Parliament,Robert Clayton.[2]
Clayton's home in Clayton, theHenry D. Clayton House, was declared aNational Historic Landmark in 1976.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 3rd congressional district 1897–1914 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chair of theHouse Judiciary Committee 1911–1914 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama 1914–1929 | Succeeded by |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama 1914–1929 | ||
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