Powell Clayton Politician

Powell Clayton (August 7, 1833 – August 25, 1914) was an engineer, a Union Army general in the American Civil War and the first Reconstruction Republican governor of Arkansas. He was appointed as United States Ambassador to Mexico during the administrations of U.S. Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 07, 1833
Birth place	Bethel Township Delaware County Pennsylvania
Date of death	August 25, 1914
Place of death	Washington D.C.

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military operations	American Civil War
military branch	Union Army
military rank	Brigadier general (United States)
military unit	5th Cavalry Regiment 1st Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry (Colored)
party	Republican Party (United States)
region	Arkansas
seniority	United States Senator
service start	1861
service end	1865
successor	Augustus Hill Garland Ozra Amander Hadley