Alexander Mosby Clayton
Encyclopedia
Alexander Mosby Clayton was a prominent Confederate
politician. He was born in Campbell County, Virginia
and later moved to Arkansas
where he served on the Territorial Supreme Court in 1832. He then moved to Mississippi
where he served as a state court judge from 1842 to 1852. In 1853 he served as United States
consul in Havana
, Cuba
. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
from February to May, 1861. He resigned and was appointed as a Confederate
District Court Judge for the balance of the year. After the war he again served as a state court judge from 1866 to 1869.
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
politician. He was born in Campbell County, Virginia
Campbell County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 51,078 people, 20,639 households, and 14,694 families residing in the county. The population density was 101 people per square mile . There were 22,088 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile...
and later moved to Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
where he served on the Territorial Supreme Court in 1832. He then moved to Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
where he served as a state court judge from 1842 to 1852. In 1853 he served as United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
consul in Havana
Havana
Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. He represented the state in the Provisional Confederate Congress
Provisional Confederate Congress
The Provisional Confederate Congress, for a time the legislative branch of the Confederate States of America, was the body which drafted the Confederate Constitution, elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy, and designed the first Confederate flag...
from February to May, 1861. He resigned and was appointed as a Confederate
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
District Court Judge for the balance of the year. After the war he again served as a state court judge from 1866 to 1869.