What was the title of the man who is the first of the two names in the name of the 1901 treaty that nullified the clayton-bulwer treaty?

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Carlo Weaver

3 September, 23:32

What was the title of the man who is the first of the two names in the name of the 1901 treaty that nullified the clayton-bulwer treaty?

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Avery Cooley · Answer 1

The title of John Middleton Clayton was Lawyer

Explanation:

John Middleton Clayton was an American Lawyer that was one of the persons responsable for "The Clayton-Bulwer Treaty".

This treaty was negotiated in 1850 between US and Great Britain, John Clayton negotiate with Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer from Great Britain three main provisions:

neither nation would build such a canal without the consent and cooperation of the other neither would fortify or found new colonies in the region; when a canal was built both powers would guarantee that it would be available on a neutral basis for all shipping.

The canal was never built but the treaty was in effect until 1901.