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He died of natural causes and was declared insane before dying. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Try again. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. To suggest a change to a cemetery page, visit the Cemetery Corrections forum. Like his namesake, the younger Cassius attended Yale University, graduating in the class of 1866. General Green Clay was a surveyor and a contemporary of Daniel Boone. He was instrumental in securing the Republican nomination for Abraham Lincoln. Please note: You are asking volunteers to find and take a photo of the headstone.

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Seeking Russia's support during the American Civil War, he returned to his Russian ambassador post in March of 1863, coming home in 1869 to the United States. In 1902 he was appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the State University, a position he held until his death in 1913. Thanks for your help! In 1850 he was a candidate for the office of governor of Kentucky, but although loss the election, he gained national recognition. His wife refused to return to Russia with him. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Cassius Marcellus Clay was born in Madison County Kentucky on October 19th, 1810, a Kentucky politician and an outspoken abolitionist. Starting in 1835 he was elected as a member of the Whig Party to three terms in the Kentucky legislature, until his anti-slavery views caused problems with Pro-slavery sympathizers. Years later in 1855 he donated land for Berea College, which was opened to male and female students of both white and black races. Plese check the I'm not a robot checkbox.'. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage.

GREAT NEWS! Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. This cause him to switched political parties from being Republican to joining the Liberal Republican Party to the Democrat Party and back to Republican. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Oops, we were unable to send the email. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. (/ˈkæʃəs/ KASH-əs) was born on January 17, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky. We do not have any photo volunteers within fifty miles of your requested photo location. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to feedback@findagrave.com and include a link to the page and details about the problem. He acquired a great deal of land through land bounties received from surveying. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Use the links under “See more…” to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Resend Activation Email. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower?

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He was one of the largest land holders in Kentucky, and was very successful in business ventures: ferries, toll roads, distilling, and was one of Kentucky's most prominent slave holders. Always an outspoken individual when expressing his views, he made powerful, bitter enemies. Verify and try again. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. From 1846 to 1848, he fought in the Mexican War at the rank of captain in the 1st Kentucky Cavalry, spending eighteen months as a prisoner of war in Mexico City and returning a war hero. based on information from your browser. Following a stint at Transylvania he entered Yale, graduating third in his class in 1832. or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out.

The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Clay was one of the founders of the Republican Party, realizing that the Whig party was dead, and the country was ready for a party that would lead in a new direction. The treatment of their mother, led his four daughters, especially Laura and Mary, to become active in the Women's Rights movement. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. When the mob came to shut down Clay's press, armed with a court order, and led by his cousin James Clay, son of Henry, the General was in bed suffering from a bout of typhoid. If a new volunteer signs up in your requested photo location, they may see your existing request and take the photo. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. A system error has occurred. We have a volunteer within fifty miles of your requested photo location. Try again later. H… Make sure that the file is a photo. Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Married to Mary Blythe Harris and Susan Elizabeth Clay.

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or don't show this again—I am good at figuring things out. During a political debate in 1843, he survived an assassination attempt by Sam Brown, who was hired by his many political enemies. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. To suggest a correction or addition, visit the memorial page and click Suggest Edits. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Cassius Marcellus Clay I found on Findagrave.com. Cassius M. Clay was the youngest son of Brutus Junius Clay and Anne Field Clay.

For a few months, he returned to the United States in 1862. During the American Civil War, the Russian navy had ships in New York and San Francisco harbors, which impeded Britain and France from siding with the Confederacy. Plese check the I'm not a robot checkbox.'. The next year after graduating from Yale University, he married Mary Jane Warfield, a personal friend to Mary Todd Lincoln, and the couple had ten children with six living to adulthood. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Clay’s father, Green Clay, however, was a slave owner. ). Numerous biographies have been written on Clay's life.

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He served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly in the 1870s and 1880s. Resend Activation Email. He served in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly in the 1870s and 1880s. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial.

He drew the wrath of his Bluegrass neighbors when he began to publish The True American, an anti-slavery newspaper, in the summer of 1845. By 1844, he was opposing slavery on moral and religious grounds as well. Being a physically strong, 6'3” tall man, he fought in 1848 singlehandedly six attackers, killing one, after giving an anti-slavery speech in Texas.

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In 1894 at the age of 84 he married a 15-year-old orphan girl; the marriage ended in three years. For help using the website visit our help page or contact support@findagrave.com.

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