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Clayton, Henry De Lamar

Clayton, Henry De Lamar dĕ lˈəmärˌ [key], 1857–1929, U.S. congressman, b. Barbour co., Ala. A Democrat, he was a member of the House of Representatives from 1897 to 1915 and later a federal district judge. He is chiefly remembered as the author of the Clayton Antitrust Act.

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