Verna L. ClaytonVerna L. Clayton was an American politician.Life and careerBorn in Hamden, Ohio, Clayton went to Oklahoma State University, Harper College, and University of Illinois. She served as the clerk for Buffalo Grove, Illinois from 1971 to 1979 and then served as the mayor of Buffalo Grove from 1979 to 1991. Clayton served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1993 to 1999 and was a Republican. Clayton died in Anderson, Indiana, on October 8, 2024, at the age of 87.