Thomas Clayton

Early life

Thomas Clayton was born in Maryland, the son of Joshua Clayton. Clayton studied law at the University of Delaware. In 1799 he opened his own law firm in Dover.

Political career

After he had made with his law firm in Dover foot, Clayton began to work for the House of Representatives from Delaware. As of 1803, he then became a member of the House of Representatives finally into politics. There he sat with interruptions, until 1814. 1808 he was elected to the Senate from Delaware, he did not join this post on, however, as he was appointed Secretary of State. After two years in this position he was appointed Attorney General of Delaware. This office he held until 1815.

1814 Clayton was elected as a member of the Federalist Party in the U.S. House of Representatives. There he took a Delaware legislature long. In 1817 he retired again from the House. In 1818 he ran again for a seat in the House; his efforts were unsuccessful, however. In 1821 he was instead re-elected to the Senate from Delaware, this time he took these items also. Following the resignation of Caesar A. Rodney Clayton in 1824 was elected as his successor in the Federal Senate. He served the rest of Rodney's tenure and had to retire from the Senate in 1827 from. During this time, Clayton was a member of the United States Whig Party.

1828 Clayton was then the Chief Judge on the Delaware Court of Common Pleas appointed. After a revision of the constitution of Delaware Clayton in 1832 as Chief Judge at the newly built Delaware Superior Court appointed. After Clayton's cousin John Middleton Clayton had announced his resignation from the post of U.S. Senator, Clayton was elected as his successor. In 1841 he was confirmed in office and represented Delaware again from 1837 to 1847 in the Federal Senate.

Death

Clayton died in 1854 at his home in New Castle from pneumonia. He was buried in the Old Presbyterian Cemetery in Dover.