Brutus J. Clay

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

Career

Brutus Clay attended the common schools and the Centre College in Danville. He was then engaged in farming and there especially in the field of animal husbandry. In 1837 he moved to Bourbon County, where he continued to work in agriculture. From 1840 to 1870 he was chairman of the agricultural union in his district. From 1853 to 1861 he led this association also at the state level. At the same time he began a political career.

In the years 1840 and 1860 was Clay deputy in the House of Representatives from Kentucky. In the congressional elections of 1862 he became a Unionist in the seventh election district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Robert Mallory on March 4, 1863. Since he resigned in 1864 to run again, he was able to complete up to March 3, 1865, only one term in Congress, which was overshadowed by the events of the Civil War. During this time, Clay was chairman of the Agriculture Committee.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives sat Clay its previous agricultural activities continued. He died on 11 October 1878 in the vicinity of Paris.

149984
de