Clayton, Henry De Lamar

Born February 10, 1857, in Barbour County, AL
Died December 21, 1929

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on May 2, 1914, to a seat vacated by Thomas Goode Jones. Confirmed by the Senate on May 2, 1914, and received commission on May 2, 1914. Service terminated on December 21, 1929, due to death.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on May 2, 1914, to a seat vacated by Thomas Goode Jones. Confirmed by the Senate on May 2, 1914, and received commission on May 2, 1914. Service terminated on December 21, 1929, due to death.

Education:
University of Alabama, A.B., 1877
University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1878

Professional Career:

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

Miscellaneous Information:

The act of March 10, 1824, 4 Stat. 9, assigned the judgeship authorized for the District of Alabama by the act of April 21, 1820, 3 Stat. 564, to the Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama.

The act of February 6, 1839, 5 Stat. 315, assigned this judgeship to the Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Alabama.

The act of August 2, 1886, 24 Stat. 213, assigned this judgeship to the Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama exclusively.

Bibliography

Alsobrook, David E. "'Remember the Maine!' Congressman Henry D. Clayton Comments on the Impending Conflict with Spain, April 1898." Alabama Review 30 (1977): 227-31.

Polenberg, Richard. "Progressivism and Anarchism: Judge Henry D. Clayton and the Abrams Trial." Law and History Review 3 (1985): 397-408.

Pruitt Jr., Paul M. "Judge Henry D. Clayton and 'A Klansman': A Revealing Exchange of Views." Florida Historical Quarterly 81 (Winter 2003): 323-47.

Rodabaugh, Karl. "Congressman Henry D. Clayton and the Dothan Post Office Fight: Patronage and Politics in the Progressive Era." Alabama Review 33 (1980): 125-49.

Rodabaugh, Karl. "Congressman Henry D. Clayton, Patriarch in Politics: A Southern Congressman during the Progressive Era." Alabama Review 31 (1978): 110-20.

Manuscript Collections

University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Henry De Lamar Clayton papers, 1882-1930.
ca. 46,400 items; finding aid; collection contains correspondence, letter books, speeches, and scrapbooks.

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Henry De Lamar Clayton papers, 1912.
2 items; collection is a part of the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

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