Brutus J. Clay
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Brutus Junius Clay was a U.S. Representative
from Kentucky
.
Born in Richmond, Kentucky
, Clay attended the common schools and graduated from Centre College
, Danville, Kentucky
. He engaged in agricultural
pursuits and stock raising. He moved to Bourbon County
in 1837 and continued former pursuits. He served as member of Kentucky House of Representatives
in 1840.
Clay was elected president of Bourbon County Agricultural Association in 1840 and served thirty years. He served as president of the Kentucky Agricultural Association 1853-1861. He was again a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1860.
Clay was elected as a Unionist
to the Thirty-eighth Congress
(March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Thirty-eighth Congress)
. He was not a candidate for reelection. He resumed former pursuits. He died near Paris, Kentucky
, October 11, 1878. He was interred in the family burial ground at "Auvergne," near Paris, Kentucky
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
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Born in Richmond, Kentucky
Richmond, Kentucky
There were 10,795 households out of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.2% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.6% were non-families. Of all households, 34.7% were made up of individuals and 8.8% had...
, Clay attended the common schools and graduated from Centre College
Centre College
Centre College is a private liberal arts college in Danville, Kentucky, USA, a community of approximately 16,000 in Boyle County south of Lexington, KY. Centre is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution. Centre was founded by Presbyterian leaders, with whom it maintains a loose...
, Danville, Kentucky
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a city in and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 16,218 at the 2010 census.Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Boyle and Lincoln counties....
. He engaged in agricultural
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
pursuits and stock raising. He moved to Bourbon County
Bourbon County, Kentucky
Bourbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the remnant of what was previously a much larger Bourbon County, established as part of Virginia in 1785, and comprising what are now thirty-four modern Kentucky counties...
in 1837 and continued former pursuits. He served as member of Kentucky House of Representatives
Kentucky House of Representatives
The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form a House district, except when necessary to preserve...
in 1840.
Clay was elected president of Bourbon County Agricultural Association in 1840 and served thirty years. He served as president of the Kentucky Agricultural Association 1853-1861. He was again a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1860.
Clay was elected as a Unionist
Unionist Party (United States)
The Union Party was a fusion political party conceived by Republicans in 1861 to combine people of all political affiliations into a single movement committed to the preservation of the Union and to war. Republicans wanted to project an image of wartime nonpartisanship and they also expected to...
to the Thirty-eighth Congress
38th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Before this Congress, the 1860 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 241 members...
(March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865). He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Thirty-eighth Congress)
United States House Committee on Agriculture
The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, or Agriculture Committee is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. The House Committee on Agriculture has general jurisdiction over federal agriculture policy and oversight of some federal agencies, and it can recommend funding...
. He was not a candidate for reelection. He resumed former pursuits. He died near Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,183 people, 3,857 households, and 2,487 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23% White, 12.71% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16%...
, October 11, 1878. He was interred in the family burial ground at "Auvergne," near Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,183 people, 3,857 households, and 2,487 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23% White, 12.71% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16%...
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