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)[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.

  1. ^ "Judge Alexander M. Clayton, Lamar, Miss.", The New Orleans Times-Democrat (October 2, 1889), p. 4.
  2. ^ Southwick, Leslie H. "Alexander Clayton (1801–1889) Judge". Mississippi Encyclopedia / Center for Study of Southern Culture. Mississippi Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).