Brigadier General Powell Clayton

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Brigadier General Powell Clayton was a 19th-century American military officer, Reconstruction-era governor of Arkansas, and later U.S. senator and diplomat.

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instanceOf American politician
Union Army officer
governor
human
appointedBy William McKinley NERFINISHED
burialPlace Arlington National Cemetery
conflict American Civil War
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1833-08-07
dateOfDeath 1914-08-25
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Clayton NERFINISHED
givenName Powell NERFINISHED
memberOf Republican Party NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Union Army NERFINISHED
militaryRank brigadier general
notableFor Reconstruction-era governance of Arkansas
service as U.S. Ambassador to Mexico under President William McKinley
service as U.S. Senator from Arkansas during Reconstruction
occupation diplomat
military officer
politician
officeEnd Governor of Arkansas term end 1871-03-17
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico term end 1905-05-31
U.S. Senator from Arkansas term end 1877-03-03
officeStart Governor of Arkansas term start 1868-07-02
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico term start 1897-05-20
U.S. Senator from Arkansas term start 1871-03-25
placeOfBirth Bethel Township, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
politicalParty Republican Party
positionHeld Governor of Arkansas
United States Ambassador to Mexico NERFINISHED
United States Senator
chair of the Republican National Committee
religion Methodism NERFINISHED
residence Arkansas NERFINISHED
Mexico City NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
spouse Adaline McGraw NERFINISHED
stateRepresentedInSenate Arkansas NERFINISHED
workLocation Little Rock, Arkansas NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.

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Fort Clayton namedAfter Brigadier General Powell Clayton