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The Clays were an influential nineteenth-century U.S. political and business dynasty. The Clays are of English stock, and there are quite a few Clay families still in England, and also in other parts of the world.
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Alphabetical list of American Clays
Brutus Junius Clay (1808–1878), U.S. Congressman from
Kentucky .
Brutus J. Clay II (1847–1932),
minister to Switzerland , son of
Cassius Marcellus Clay
Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810–1903), abolitionist, publisher, U.S. general, U.S. minister to Russia.
Clement Claiborne Clay (1816–1882), U.S. Senator from
Alabama .
Clement Comer Clay (1789–1866), U.S. Senator from
Alabama .
Green Clay (1757–1828), member of the
Virginia and
Kentucky legislatures; Speaker of the
Kentucky Senate .
Green Clay Smith (1826–1895), U.S. Congressman from
Kentucky and
Territorial Governor of Montana .
Henry Clay (1777–1852), U.S. Representative and Senator from
Kentucky ; Speaker of the House of Representatives; U.S.
Secretary of State .
Henry Clay, Jr. (1811–1847), Lt. Col. in the Second Kentucky Regiment, killed in the
Battle of Buena Vista .
Henry "Harry" Clay (1849–1884),
Arctic explorer; candidate for
Kentucky House of Representatives .
James Brown Clay (1817–1864), U.S.
Chargé d'affaires at
Lisbon , Portugal; U.S. Representative from Kentucky; member of the
Peace Conference of 1861 ; commissioned to raise a regiment for the Confederate States of America.
James Brown Clay (1848–1906), aide-de-camp to Major General
John C. Breckinridge .
John Morrison Clay (1821–1887),
thoroughbred racer and breeder.
Josephine Russell Clay (1835–1920),
thoroughbred breeder and author.
Laura Clay (1849–1941), a leader in the women's
suffrage movement.
Mary Barr Clay (1839–1924), president of the
American Woman Suffrage Association .
Matthew Clay (1754–1815), U.S. Representative from
Virginia .
Matthew Clay (c.1795–1827), member of the
Alabama Senate .
Nathaniel W. Watkins (1796–1876), Confederate Army brigadier general and Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Nestor Clay (1799–1835), Texas pioneer; representative at the 1832 and 1833 Texas Conventions.
Susan Clay Sawitzky (1897–1981), U.S. poet.
Tacitus Thomas Clay (1824–1868), mayor of
Independence, Texas ; Confederate army officer.
Thomas Clay (b 1750), member of the first Kentucky Constitutional Convention.
Thomas C. McCreery (1816–1890), U.S. Senator from
Kentucky .
Thomas Hart Clay (1803–1871), U.S. minister to
Nicaragua and
Honduras .
Thomas Jacob Clay (1853–1939) Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, who participated in the second capture of
Geronimo .
William Claude Clay (1917–2004) member of
2677th Office of Strategic Services Regiment (United States) and
2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion (United States) of the
Office of Strategic Services , won various medals of valor.
Chronological list of American Clays
Born 1750 Thomas Clay, member of the first Kentucky Constitutional Convention.
1754–1815
Matthew Clay , U.S. Representative from
Virginia .
1757–1828
Green Clay , member of the
Virginia and
Kentucky legislatures; Speaker of the
Kentucky Senate .
1777–1852
Henry Clay , U.S. Representative and Senator from
Kentucky ; Speaker of the House of Representatives; U.S.
Secretary of State .
1789–1866
Clement Comer Clay , U.S. Senator from
Alabama .
1795?–1827
Matthew Clay , member of the
Alabama Senate .
1796–1876
Nathaniel W. Watkins , Confederate Army brigadier general and Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives.
1799–1835
Nestor Clay , Texas pioneer; representative at the 1832 and 1833 Texas Conventions.
1803–1871
Thomas Hart Clay , U.S. minister to
Nicaragua and
Honduras .
1808–1878
Brutus Junius Clay , U.S. Congressman from
Kentucky .
1810–1903
Cassius Marcellus Clay , abolitionist, publisher, U.S. general, U.S. minister to Russia.
1811–1847
Henry Clay, Jr. , Lt. Col. in the Second Kentucky Regiment, killed in the
Battle of Buena Vista .
1816–1882
Clement Claiborne Clay , U.S. Senator from
Alabama .
1816–1890
Thomas C. McCreery , U.S. Senator from
Kentucky .
1817–1864
James Brown Clay , U.S.
Chargé d'affaires at
Lisbon , Portugal; U.S. Representative from Kentucky; member of the
Peace Conference of 1861 ; commissioned to raise a regiment for the Confederate States of America.
1821–1887
John Morrison Clay ,
thoroughbred racer and breeder.
1824–1868
Tacitus Thomas Clay , mayor of
Independence, Texas ; Confederate army officer.
1826–1895
Green Clay Smith , U.S. Congressman from
Kentucky and
Territorial Governor of Montana .
1835–1920
Josephine Russell Clay ,
thoroughbred breeder and author.
1839–1924
Mary Barr Clay , president of the
American Woman Suffrage Association .
1847-1932
Brutus J. Clay II ,
minister to Switzerland , son of
Cassius Marcellus Clay
1848–1906 James Brown Clay, aide-de-camp to Major General
John C. Breckinridge .
1849–1884
Henry "Harry" Clay ,
Arctic explorer; candidate for
Kentucky House of Representatives .
1849–1941
Laura Clay , a leader in the women's
suffrage movement.
1853–1939
Thomas Jacob Clay Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, who participated in the second capture of
Geronimo .
1897–1981
Susan Clay Sawitzky , U.S. poet.
1917–2004
William Claude Clay member of
2677th Office of Strategic Services Regiment (United States) and
2671st Special Reconnaissance Battalion (United States) of the
Office of Strategic Services , won various medals of valor.
Descendants of enslaved people held by Clay family
Henry Clay, Jr. owned an enslaved man named John Henry Clay among whose 20th century descendants were the boxer Muhammad Ali and his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr.:
Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr. , grandson of John Henry Clay, named for the abolitionist
Cassius Marcellus Clay .
His son,
Muhammad Ali , born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., boxer, activist, three-time heavyweight champion of the world,
Sportsman of the Century .
Rahaman Ali , born Rudolph Arnett Clay (later rechristened to Rudolph Valentino), heavyweight boxer; younger brother and biographer of Muhammad Ali