Clifton Clagett

Clifton Clagett ( born December 3, 1762, Portsmouth, New Hampshire; † January 25, 1829 in Amherst, New Hampshire ) was an American politician. Between 1803 and 1805, and from 1817 to 1821, he represented the State of New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

After studying law and its made ​​in 1787 Admitted to the Bar Clifton Clagett began practicing in his new profession in Litchfield. Politically, he was a member of the Federalist Party, founded by Alexander Hamilton. In the congressional elections of 1802, which were held all across the state, he was for the then newly created fifth parliamentary seat from New Hampshire in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC selected. There he graduated between 4 March 1803 and 3 March 1805 legislative session.

In 1808, Clagett was justice of the peace, and from 1810 to 1812 restructuring judge in Hillsborough County. In 1812 he moved to Amherst. In the same year he became a judge on his state Supreme Court. Politically Clagett changed in those years to the Democratic- Republican Party. In 1816 he was a member of the House of Representatives of New Hampshire; In the same year he again won election to the U.S. House of Representatives. There he took over on March 4, 1817, the third parliamentary seat of his state by William Hale. After a re-election in 1818 he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1821 two coherent legislative periods. During this time, Florida was ceded by Spain to the United States.

After the end of his time in the House Clifton Clagett Judge was in 1823 again at the probate court. This office he held until his death in January, 1829.