William F. Clayton Explained

William F. Clayton
Office:	31st United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota
President:	Richard Nixon
Term Start:	1969
Term End:	1977
Office2:	Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 30th district
Term Start2:	1967
Term End2:	1969
Succeeded2:	George T. Kirk
Birth Date:	20 September 1923
Death Place:	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Party:	Republican
Profession:	Attorney
Alma Mater:	University of South Dakota School of Law

William F. Clayton (September 20, 1923  - April 20, 2017) was an American politician and U.S. Attorney for District of South Dakota.

Early life and education

Clayton graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1951.

Career

He was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.^[1] He was a veteran of World War II, with the United States Army. He was later an attorney.^[2] He was the United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota from 1969 until 1977.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historical listing of South Dakota legislators. 3 October 2014.
2. Web site: South Dakota legislative manual 1967 :: SD State Agencies II . cdm15307.contentdm.oclc.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006112551/http://cdm15307.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p16384coll1/id/20903/rec/1 . 2014-10-06.
3. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clayton.html#865.05.45 The Political Graveyard