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 CLAYTON

CLEAVELAND

British army, resident in America, and his first American ancestor, William Clayton, immigrated to America with William Penn and settled in what afterward became Delaware county. Pa. He was educated for the profession of civil engi- neer and settled in Leavenworth, Kan., in 1855.

He was chosen civil engineer of that city in 1857, which posi- tion he held until the commencement of the civil war, w^hen he raised a company and with it entered the 1st Kan- sas (Union) volun- teer infantry regi- ment as captain, May 29, 1861. He was pro- moted lieutenant- colonel Feb. 27, 1862, colonel March 30, 1862, and brigadier-general Aug. 1, 1864. At the close of the conflict he was married and purchased a large plantation in Jefferson county, Arkansas, upon which he lived until he was elected and inaugurated governor of that state in 1868. In 1871 he was chosen United States senator, and at the expiration of his term he took up his residence in Little Rock, Ark. In 1882 he removed to Eureka Springs and built the Eureka Springs railway, of which com- pany he was ciiosen president and manager. He also became px'esident and manager of the Eureka improvement company. He served as chairman of the boards of sewer and water commissioners of that city, and as president of the Interstate summer normal and educational assembly of Eureka Springs, an institution of the Chautauqua order. In 1897 he was appointed by President McKinley U.S. minister to Mexico. He was officially received by President Diaz on May 12, 1897. By reason of the magnitude of the interests of citizens of the United States as represented in railroads, manufactories, mines and other indus- tries, and from the large colony gathered in the city of Mexico — the headquarters of these indus- tries — the business of this legation became more varied and extensive than that of any other United States legation.

CLAYTON, Thomas, senator, was born in Newcastle, Del., March 9, 1778; son of Dr. Joshua and Rachel (McCleary) Clayton; grandson of James Clayton ; great-grandson of John Clayton ; and great- grandson of Joshua Clayton, who came to America with William Penn. His father, Dr. Joshua Clayton, was i:)resident of Delaware, 1789-93; governor, 1793-96; and in 1798 was chosen U.S. senator, but died Aug. 11, 1798, be-

fore taking his seat. Thomas Clayton was ad- mitted to the bar and practised at Newcastle, Del. In 1814 he was elected a representative in the 14th congress, and subsequently represented his district in the state legislature. In December, 1823, he entered the 18th U.S. congress as senator, to fill the unexpired term of C. A. Rodney, re- signed, and served until March 3, 1827. He was chosen chief justice of the court of common pleas, and on Jan. 19, 1837, was elected U.S. senator to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of his cousin, John Middleton Clayton. He served in. the senate until the close of the 29th congress, March 3, 1847. He was afterward chief justice of the Delaware supreme court. He died in New- castle, Del., Aug. 21, 1854.

CLEAVELAND, John, clergyman, was born in Canterbury, Conn., April 12, 1722; son of Josiah and Abigail (Paine) Cleaveland; grandson, of Josiah and Mary (Bates) Cleaveland; and. great-grandson of Moses and Ann (Winn) Cleave- land. Moses Cleaveland came to America from Ipswich, Suffolk, England, about 1635, settled in Woburn, Mass., in 1641, and was married Sept. 26, 1648, to Ann Winn, daughter of Edward and Joanna Winn, of W^oburn. John Cleaveland en- tered Yale college in 1741 and in 1744, with his brother Ebenezer, M-as re^jroved for attending, during a vacation, a religious meeting conducted by a layman at a private house. Refusing to confess that they had " violated the laws of God, of the colony and of the college," they were ex- pelled in January, 1745. He became a clergyman of the Separatist society and settled as pastor at Ipswich, Mass. In 1758 he was chaplain of a reg- iment at Ticonderoga, and in 1759 filled the same position at Louisburg. He joined the Revolu- tionary army as a chaplain in 1775, serving three years. He was married to Mary Dodge. He received the degree of A.M. from Yale in 1763 and from Dartmouth in 1782. His published writings consist of sermons, essays and addresses, and include A Narration of the Work of God at Chebacco in 1763-64 ; Essay to Defend -Christ's Sac- rifice and Atonement Against the Aspersions Cast on the Same by Dr. Mayhew (1763) ; Beply to Dr. Mayhew's Letter of Reproof (1765) ; and Treatise on Infant Baptism (1784). He died at Ipswich, Mass., April 22, 1799.

CLEAVELAND, Moses, pioneer, was born in Canterbury, Conn., Jan. 29, 1754; son of Col. Aaron and Thankful (Paine) Cleaveland ; grand- son of Josiah and Abigail (Paine) Cleaveland; great-grandson of Josiah and Mary (Bates) Cleaveland; and great^ grandson of Moses and Ann (W^inn) Cleaveland. He was graduated at Yale college in 1777, adopted the legal profession and began to practise in Canterbury. In 1799 he was appointed by congress captain of a company