Henry Clay, Jr (1811 - 1847) - Find A Grave Memorial

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Henry Clay, Jr

Birth:	Apr. 10, 1811 Lexington Fayette County Kentucky, USA
Death:	Feb. 22, 1847 Buena Vista Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
United States Army Officer. The son of Kentucky Senator Henry Clay, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in in June 1831, but resigned his commission only months later in November of that year. He became a lawyer in Kentucky, and served in the Kentucky State Legislature from 1835 to 1837. Upon the outbreak of the Mexican War, he was commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry regiment, and was killed in action at the head of his troops by Mexican lancers at the February 1847 Battle of Buena Vista. First interred in Mexico, his remains were brought back to Kentucky, where they lie with other casualties of the battle around the Kentucky War Memorial in Frankfort Cemetery. (bio by: Russ Dodge) Family links: Parents: Henry Clay (1777 - 1852) Lucretia Hart Clay (1781 - 1864) Spouse: Julia Prather Clay (1814 - 1840) Search Amazon for Henry Clay

Burial: Frankfort Cemetery Frankfort Franklin County Kentucky, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Bill Davis Record added: Dec 02, 2002 Find A Grave Memorial# 6983656