Alexander S. Clay

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Alexander S. Clay

Alexander Stephens Clay (* 25. September 1853 in Powder Springs , Cobb County , Georgia , †  13. November 1910 in Atlanta , Georgia) was an American politician of the Democratic Party , of the State of Georgia in the US Senate represented.

After attending public schools, Alexander Clay continued his education at Hiwassee College in Tennessee , where he graduated in 1875. As a result, he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1877, after which he began to practice in Marietta . In 1880 and 1881 he was also a member of the city council.

From 1884 to 1887 Clay was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the first time ; Another membership in this Chamber of Parliament followed between 1889 and 1890. He acted twice as its speaker pro tempore . He was then a member of the Georgia Senate from 1892 to 1894 , where he also chaired the Senate for two years. Finally he was elected to the US Senate in Washington, DC in 1896 , where he succeeded the no longer-running John Brown Gordon on March 4, 1897 . In 1902 and 1908 it was confirmed respectively; In the Senate, Clay was chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims .

Alexander Clay died in Atlanta during his fourth term and was buried in Marietta. His son Lucius D. Clay became a high-ranking officer in the US Army and served as military governor of the American zone of occupation in Germany from 1947 to 1949 . His older brother Eugene became mayor of Marietta and was instrumental in the lynching of Leo Frank in 1915.

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  • Alexander S. Clay in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Clay, Alexander S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clay, Alexander Stephens (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH September 25, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Powder Springs , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1910
Place of death Atlanta , Georgia