Charles Clayton

Charles Clayton
Charles Clayton

Charles Clayton (October 5, 1825 – October 4, 1885) was a United States Representative from California. He was born in Derbyshire, England. He was the Alcalde of Santa Clara, California from 1849-1850. He was a miller and founded the Santa Clara flour mills.

Clayton was one of San Francisco's 12 representatives in the California State Assembly from 1863 to 1867. He was also a member of the board of supervisors of San Francisco from 1864 to 1869. He was the United States surveyor of customs of the port and district of San Francisco in 1870. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress (March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875). He was not a candidate for renomination to the Forty-fourth Congress in 1874. He also served as the California state prison director from 1881 to 1882. He died in Oakland, California, one day before his 60th birthday. He was buried in Mountain View Cemetery.

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California Assembly
Preceded by
12 members
California State Assemblyman, 8th District
(San Francisco seat)

1863-1867
(with 11 others)
Succeeded by
12 members
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Sherman O. Houghton
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 1st congressional district

1873-1875
Succeeded by
William Adam Piper



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