What is Eva Clayton?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Eva Clayton |image = File:Clayton-nc1.jpg |state = [[North Carolina]] |district = {{ushr|NC|1|1st}} |term_start = November 3, 1992 |term_end = January 3, 2003 |predecessor = [[Walter B. Jones Sr.]] |successor = [[Frank Ballance]] |birth_name = Eva McPherson |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|9|16}} |birth_place = [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States|U.S.]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse = Theaoseus Clayton |education = [[Johnson C. Smith University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br>[[North Carolina Central University]] ([[Master of Science|MS]]) }} '''Eva McPherson Clayton''' (born September 16, 1934) is an American [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] politician. When she was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1992, Clayton became the first African American to represent [[North Carolina]] in the House since 1898.<ref>{{cite web|title=CLAYTON, Eva M.|url=http://history.house.gov/People/Detail/11065|website=History, Art, and Archives United States House of Representatives|publisher=US House of Representatives|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref> She retired from politics in 2003. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clayton, Eva M.}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:United States representatives from North Carolina]] [[Category:People from Savannah, Georgia]] [[Category:Politicians from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:African-American politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}