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 David Clopton

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David Clopton Famous memorial

Birth
Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia, USA
Death
5 Feb 1892 (aged 71)
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Memorial ID
6432380 View Source

US Congressman, CSA Congressman. He was elected to represent Alabama's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1859 to 1861. After his home state seceded form the Union and the Civil war erupted, he enlisted as a Private in the 12th A;abama Infantry, but rose to serve as it's Regimental Quartermaster for one year. He was then elected to represent Alabama in the Confederate Congress, serving from 1862 to 1864. After the was he served in the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1878, and as an Associate Justice of the Alabama State Supreme Court from 1884 until his death in 1892.

US Congressman, CSA Congressman. He was elected to represent Alabama's 3rd District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1859 to 1861. After his home state seceded form the Union and the Civil war erupted, he enlisted as a Private in the 12th A;abama Infantry, but rose to serve as it's Regimental Quartermaster for one year. He was then elected to represent Alabama in the Confederate Congress, serving from 1862 to 1864. After the was he served in the Alabama State House of Representatives in 1878, and as an Associate Justice of the Alabama State Supreme Court from 1884 until his death in 1892.


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: 21 May 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 6432380
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6432380/david-clopton: accessed ), memorial page for David Clopton (29 Sep 1820–5 Feb 1892), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6432380, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.