Cassius Marcellus Clay
Born: October 19, 1810
Birthplace: Madison County, Kentucky
Father: Green Clay 1757 – 1828
(Buried: Green Clay Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky)
Mother: Sally Lewis 1776 – 1867
(Buried: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky)
Brother: U.S. Rep. Brutus Junius Clay of KY 1808-1878(Buried: Auvergne Cemetery, Paris, Kentucky)
1st Wife: Mary Jane Warfield 1815 – 1900
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
2nd Wife: Dora Richardson 1880 – 1914
(Buried: Midway Cemetery, Midway, Kentucky)
Children:
Elisha Warfield Clay 1835 – 1851
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Major Green Clay 1837 – 1883
(Buried: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky)
Mary Barr Clay 1839 – 1924
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Sarah Lewis “Sally” Clay Bennett 1841 – 1935
(Buried: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky)
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. 1843 – 1843
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. 1845 – 1857
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Brutus Junius Clay 1847 – 1932
(Buried: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky)
Laura Clay 1849 – 1941
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Flora Clay 1851 – 1851
(Buried: Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Kentucky)
Anne Clay Crenshaw 1859 – 1945
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Leonide Henry “Launey” Clay 1866 – 1933
(Buried: Tod Homestead, Youngstown, Ohio)
Education:
Attended Transylvania University
1832: Graduated from Yale College
Occupation before War:
Member of the Anti-Slavery Movement
1835 – 1841: Kentucky State Representative
1843: Survived assassination attempt by Sam Brown
Fought Sam Brown with a Bowie Knife
Publisher of True American Newspaper
Mob of 60 Broke into printing office, robbing his printing equipment
Reset up his Newspaper in Cincinnati, Ohio
1846 – 1847: Served in Mexican-American War as Captain
1849: Attacked by six Turner Brothers, he fought back with his knife
1853: Granted 10 acres of land, founding the town of Berea, Kentucky
1855: Founder of Free Founded Berea College in Berea, Kentucky
Founder of the Republican Party in Kentucky
1860: Supporter of Abraham Lincoln for the President Campaign
1860: Candidate for Republican Party Vice-Presidential Nomination
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: United States Minister to Russia
1862 – 1863: Major General in the Union Army
1863: Resigned as Major General in Union Army
1863 – 1869: United States Minister to Russia
Helped with the negotiations for the Purchase of Alaska
Occupation after War:
1863 – 1869: United States Minister to Russia
Founder of Cuban Charitable Aid Society
Advocate for the nationalization of Railroads
1869: Left his support of the Republican Political Party
1872: One of the organizers of the Liberal Republican Party
1872: Helped secure the Nomination for Horace Greeley
1876: Supporter of Samuel J. Tilden for President Campaign
1878: Divorced his wife after 45 years of marriage
1880: Supporter of Winfield S. Hancock for President Campaign
1884: Rejoined the Republican Political Party
1884: Supporter of James G Blaine for President Campaign
Known to have carried two pistols and a Bowie knife for protection
Installed a cannon to protect his home and office
1890: President of Kentucky State Constitutional Convention
Died: July 22, 1903
Place of Death: White Hall, Richmond, Kentucky
Cause of Death: General exhaustion
Age at time of Death: 92 years old
Burial Place: Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Kentucky
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