Cassius M. Clay

[Henry Brown]

Cassius M. Clay came up in the trivia game. I did not know very much about him and ran across this biography of him. He was very interesting and this is a good read so far...
the full text is here:
https://archive.org/details/lionofwhitehall001244mbp

 

[DBF]

I have found, the more I participate in the trivia game, the more I want to know - especially about those events and people that aren't so well known. He was definitely an interesting figure - and I have not see that picture of him. He eve looks like a lion. Every day we learn - is a good day.

 

[Pat Young]

Clay was an interesting figure. He gets some discussion in Freehling's The Road to Disunion, Vol. 1: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854.

 

[White Flint Bill]

Yes, a fascinating character. Fearless, reckless and adept with a knife.

 

[donna]

He was very interesting. His house, White Hall, is well worth a visit. I will look up and post more on it.

 

[donna]

White Hall is in Richmond, Kentucky.

See: http://richmondkytourism.com/white-hall-historic-house/

It is a magnificent house. Of course, if you are in Richmond, Ky. you can visit site of the Battle of Richmond.