William Clayton

William Clayton may refer to:

  • William Clayton (Liverpool MP) (died 1715), Member of Parliament for Liverpool, 1698–1708
  • Sir William Clayton, 1st Baronet (died 1744), Member of Parliament for Bletchingley, 1715–1744
  • William Clayton, 1st Baron Sundon (1671–1752), MP for Woodstock, St Albans, Westminster, Plympton Erle and St Mawes
  • William Clayton (died 1783) (c. 1718–1783), Member of Parliament for Bletchingley, 1745–1761, and Great Marlow, 1761–1783
  • Sir William Clayton, 4th Baronet (1762–1834), Member of Parliament for Great Marlow, 1783–1790
  • Sir William Clayton, 5th Baronet (1786–1866), Member of Parliament for Great Marlow, 1832–1842
  • William Clayton (Mormon) (1814–1879), Mormon pioneer
  • Sir William Clayton (architect) (1823–1877), prominent New Zealand architect
  • William L. Clayton (1880–1966), US assistant secretary of state for economic affairs
  • William Clayton (publisher), publisher of Astounding Stories
  • William Clayton (Governor) (1632–1689), acting Governor of the Pennsylvania Colony, 1684–1685
  • William Wirt Clayton (1812–1885), judge, director and tax collector in Atlanta, Georgia
  • William M. Clayton, American politician, mayor of Denver, Colorado, 1868–1869

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