Henry De Lamar Clayton

Personal

Birthday: 
2/10/1857
Birthplace: 
Barbour County, AL
Date of Death: 
12/21/1929
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Clayton, Alabama, 1878-1880
Private practice, Eufala, Alabama, 1880-1914
Register in chancery, Barbour County, Alabama, 1880-1884
State representative, Alabama, 1890-1891
U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, 1893-1896
U.S. representative from Alabama, 1897-1914

Education

Name of School: 
University of Alabama
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1877
Name of School - Second: 

University of Alabama School of Law

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Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1878

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
Court Name: 

Alabama Middle District Court

President Nominating: 
Woodrow Wilson
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
5/2/1914
Termination Date: 
12/21/1929
Termination Reason: 
Death
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Court Name - Second: 

Alabama Northern District Court

Commission Date - Second: 
5/2/1914
Termination Date - Second: 
12/21/1929
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death