Brutus J. Clay

Brutus J. Clay

Brutus Junius Clay (born July 1, 1808 in Richmond , Madison County , Kentucky , †  October 11, 1878 in Paris , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1865 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Brutus Clay attended the public schools of his home country as well as the Center College in Danville . He then worked in agriculture and there especially in the field of cattle breeding. In 1837 he moved to Bourbon County , where he continued to work in agriculture. From 1840 to 1870 he was chairman of the agricultural association in his district. Between 1853 and 1861 he also headed this association at the state level. At the same time he began a political career.

Clay was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1840 and 1860 . In the congressional elections of 1862 he was elected as a unionist in the seventh constituency of Kentucky to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Robert Mallory on March 4, 1863 . Since he refused to run again in 1864, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1865 , which was overshadowed by the events of the civil war. During that time, Clay was chairman of the Agriculture Committee.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Clay continued his previous agricultural activities. He died on October 11, 1878 near Paris.

Web links

• Brutus J. Clay in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Brutus J. Clay in the database of Find a Grave (English)