Caleb R. Layton
Caleb Rodney Layton (September 8, 1851 – November 11, 1930) was an American physician and politician from Georgetown, in Sussex County, Delaware.His father was a farmer who had served as Sheriff, Justice of the Peace, and Clerk of the Court of Sussex County.Returning to Sussex County, Layton settled in Georgetown and began the practice of medicine.Withdrawing completely from his medical practice, Layton was appointed Delaware Secretary of State in 1901, and served until 1905.[1] Alice Dunbar Nelson, an African-American political activist and founder of the Anti-Lynching Crusaders, assisted 12,000 new voters who supported the bill to register in Delaware.