John M. Clayton
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John Middleton Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party who served in the Delaware General Assembly, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Se
Clayton's statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection, sculpted by Bryant Baker.
The Zachary Taylor Administration, 1849 Daguerreotype by Brady
Clayton–Bulwer Treaty
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The Clayton–Bulwer Treaty was a treaty signed in 1850 between the United States and the United Kingdom. The treaty was negotiated by John M. Clayton and Sir Henry Bulwer, amidst growing tensions betwe
John M. Clayton
…1849, Clayton became U.S. Secretary of State in the Whig administration of Zachary Taylor. His most notable accomplishment was the negotiation of the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty of 1850 with the British minister, Sir Henry Bulwer-Lytton. This treaty guaranteed the neutrality and encouragement of lines of travel across the isthmus…
British politician Sir Henry Bulwer was in charge of drafting and negotiating the treaty.
Territories claimed by the British Empire in Central America in the mid-19th century in pink