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Joshua Clayton

1744-07-20 – 1798-08-11

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Life & Legacy

Dr. Joshua Clayton (July 20, 1744 – August 11, 1798) was an American physician and politician from Mount Pleasant in Pencader Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Governor of Delaware and as U.S. Senator from Delaware.

Occupation & Career

politician, physician, judge, governor, jurist

Education

University of Pennsylvania

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Education & Institutions

University of Pennsylvania

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q652987 — wikidata View source

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