Alexander Mosby Clayton | |
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Deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
In office February 4, 1861 – May 11, 1861 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Alexander Bradford |
Personal details | |
Born | Campbell County, Virginia, U.S. | January 15, 1801
Died | September 30, 1889 Benton County, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 88)
Resting place | Hill Crest Cemetery, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S. |
Alexander Mosby Clayton (January 15, 1801 – September 30, 1889)[1] was an American politician who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1842 to 1852,[2][3] and as a deputy from Mississippi to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from February to May 1861.