Henry
DeLamar
Clayton
Born in Pulaski County, Georgia
Ancestors 
Son of Nelson Clayton
and Sarah Leith (Carruthers) Clayton
Brother of
Jane Rebecca (Clayton) Pope
Husband of
Victoria Virginia (Hunter) Clayton
— married
9 Jan 1850 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 62
in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Profile last modified
| Created 23 May 2015
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Biography
Henry DeLamar Clayton, Sr was a prominent Alabama attorney, politician, Redeemer judge, and college president. He also served as Colonel of the 1st Alabama Infantry[1] and as Major General in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, commanding a division in the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater.[2] After the war, Clayton resumed his law practice. In 1886, he accepted a position as the President of the University of Alabama, a role he held until his death.[3]
Final resting place in Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Alabama.[4]
Research Notes
- Need the rest of his children added or connected in WT.
Sources
- ↑ "Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XX2F-6J3 : Thu Oct 05 08:20:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry D Clayton, 1861.
- ↑ "United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:736H-N7ZM : 6 September 2019), Henry Delamar Clayton, 1861-1865.
- ↑ ''Henry Delamar Clayton, Wikipedia.org, accessed November 13, 2019.
- ↑ Henry Delamar Clayton, Find A Grave: Memorial #8847, accessed November 13, 2019.
- The Clayton Family Moves South, Larry Clayton, 2001.
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