James Holt Clanton

James Holt Clanton was born in 1827 in Columbia County, Georgia. He enlisted in the U.S. Army for service during the Mexican–American War. He later was a Confederate Army brigadier general during the American Civil War. Following the war he returned to practicing law and later was murdered in a private feud in Tennessee. Clanton served in the state's legislature and was an elector on the Presidential ticket of John Bell and Edward Everett. He was also active in Democratic politics in his state. He died in Knoxville, Tennessee, on September 27, 1871, after a shootout with Union soldiers. He is survived by his wife, two children, and two grandchildren. He leaves behind a wife, a daughter, a son, and a son-in-law. He also leaves a son and a daughter- in-law, who are still living in Alabama. He never had any children of his own, but had several step-grandchildren. He had a son who is also a lawyer and a step-son who is still alive. He has a daughter who is a lawyer, too.