William C. Clayton
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Honorable William C. Clayton |
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| Member of the West Virginia Senate from the 11th district |
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In office 1875–1879 Serving with R. B. Sherrard David Pugh |
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| Born |
January 24, 1831 Hampshire County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) |
| Died | March 11, 1915 (aged 84) Keyser, West Virginia |
| Resting place | Indian Mound Cemetery, Romney, West Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Isabella Paxton Schultze Clayton |
| Children | Bessie Clayton |
| Parents | Dr. Townsend Clayton (father) Susan O'Hara Heiskell (mother) |
| Residence | Romney, West Virginia Keyser, West Virginia |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
| Profession | Educator, lawyer, politician, and businessperson |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
William C. Clayton (January 24, 1831 – March 11, 1915) was an American educator, lawyer, politician, and businessperson in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Clayton served in the West Virginia Senate representing the Eleventh Senatorial District of West Virginia from 1875 until 1879. He was twice principal of the Romney Classical Institute in Romney in 1853 and 1866.
Clayton was born in 1831 in Hampshire County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia). He received his early education at home from his father, Dr. Townsend Clayton, and attended Romney Academy and the Romney Classical Institute. Clayton continued his post-secondary education at the University of Virginia between 1846 and 1848. Following his graduation, he served as principal of Washington Academy in Amelia County, the Charlestown Academy in Charles Town, and the Romney Classical Institute in 1853 and 1866. He began practicing law in Romney in 1859, and relocated to Keyser in 1873 where he established a law practice.
He was elected to the West Virginia Senate in 1874 and served alongside R. B. Sherrard and David Pugh, representing the Eleventh Senatorial District. He unsuccessfully ran for election in the Twelfth Senatorial District for a judicial seat in 1883. In 1890, he served as the vice president of the West Virginia Bar Association from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. By 1907, he was president of the Mineral County Bar Association, and in 1909 he served on the bar association's Committee on Legal Education. In 1892 Clayton was under consideration as a Democratic candidate for a long term on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, but was not elected as the party's candidate at the state convention.
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