James Franklin Clay

James Franklin Clay ( born October 29, 1840 in Henderson, Kentucky; † August 17, 1921 ) was an American politician. Between 1883 and 1885 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

James Clay attended both public and private schools in his homeland. Then he studied until June 1860 at Georgetown College. After a subsequent law degree in 1862 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Henderson to work in this profession. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party. In 1870 he moved into the Senate from Kentucky.

In the congressional elections of 1882 Clay was in the second electoral district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of James A. McKenzie on March 4, 1883. Since he was not nominated in 1884 by his party, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1885. After his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Clay again practiced as a lawyer in Henderson. His clients included the Henderson community, he represented legally, and two railway companies. James Clay died on August 17, 1921 in his home town of Henderson.

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