Background
Clayton, Augustin Smith was born on November 27, 1783 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Philip and Mildred (Dixon) Clayton.
Clayton, Augustin Smith was born on November 27, 1783 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Philip and Mildred (Dixon) Clayton.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Georgia, 1804, Master of Arts, m. Julia Carnes, 1808.
General Assembly, 1810-1812.
Member Georgia General Assembly, 1810-1812. Member Georgia Senate, 1826, 27. Member United States House of Representatives from Georgia, 22d-23d congresses, 1821-1835, supported nullification resolution, 1832, opposed rechartering Bank of the United States.