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James Brown Clay

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James Brown Clay

Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Death
26 Jan 1864 (aged 46)
Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada
Burial
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Sec I, Lot 54
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US Congressman. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of US Senator Henry Clay. He was clerk at a count house in Boston, (1832-34) studied law at the Lexington Law School Kentucky, was admitted to the bar, practiced law in Lexington and was the Chargé d’Affaires to Portugal, (1849-50). In 1857, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was a member of the 1861, peace convention held in Washington, D.C., to prevent the impending the Civil War. He died at age 46 in Montreal, Canada.
US Congressman. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of US Senator Henry Clay. He was clerk at a count house in Boston, (1832-34) studied law at the Lexington Law School Kentucky, was admitted to the bar, practiced law in Lexington and was the Chargé d’Affaires to Portugal, (1849-50). In 1857, he was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fifth Congress, serving until 1859. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was a member of the 1861, peace convention held in Washington, D.C., to prevent the impending the Civil War. He died at age 46 in Montreal, Canada.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7668824/james_brown-clay: accessed ), memorial page for James Brown Clay (9 Nov 1817–26 Jan 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7668824, citing The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.