James Franklin Clay

James Franklin Clay (born October 29, 1840 in Henderson , Kentucky , †  August 17, 1921 there ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1885 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Clay attended both public and private schools in his home country. He then studied until June 1860 at Georgetown College . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1862, he began to work in Henderson in this profession. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . In 1870 he entered the Kentucky Senate .

In the congressional election of 1882 , Clay was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded James A. McKenzie on March 4, 1883 . Since he was no longer nominated by his party in 1884, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1885 . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Clay practiced again as a lawyer in Henderson. His clients included the Henderson community, which he represented legally, and two railroad companies. James Clay died on August 17, 1921 in his hometown of Henderson.

Web links

• James Franklin Clay in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Franklin Clay in the database of Find a Grave (English)