Martin W. Bates
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Martin Waltham Bates was a lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, and then the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assemb
Hon. Martin S. Bates, Delaware NARA 528672
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
Martin W. Bates
…Convention of 1852. He became U.S. Senator in 1857 when he was elected by the General Assembly to fill the vacancy caused by the death of U.S. Senator John M. Clayton, which had been briefly filled by the appointment of Joseph P. Comegys. He served only the remainder of the term, from January 14, 1857, to March 3…
Clayton's statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection, sculpted by Bryant Baker.
The Zachary Taylor Administration, 1849 Daguerreotype by Brady