Clayton Brothers, John M. Clayton and William H. H. Clayton went from serving in the Union Army to becoming policy-makers as Arkansas political leaders, active in the Senate, House of Representatives, and much more. Left to Right: John Middleton Clayton & William Henry Harrison Clayton Image Credit: www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net Twin brothers John Middleton Clayton and William Henry Harrison Clayton were born on October 13, 1840, to Ann Clarke Clayton and John Clayton in Del

Arkansas’ ninth governor, Powell Clayton, was a Union army commander who commanded Union troops during the Little Rock Campaign and the Battle of Pine Bluff. As governor he also suppressed Ku Klux Klan violence, created Arkansas first free public school system, established the precursor to the  Arkansas School for the Deaf, and much much more. Image Credit: www.wikipedia.com Powell Clayton was born in Bethel Township, Pennsylvania, on August 7, 1833, to Ann Clarke Clayton and