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Alexander Stephens Clay (September 25, 1853November 13, 1910) was a
Alexander S. Clay, late a senator from Georgia, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1911
Photograph of the Liberty ship Alexander S. Clay under construction (second view), J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1944 May 23
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, Alexander S. 1853 births 1910 deaths People from Powder Springs, Georgia Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Democratic Party United States senators from Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers 19th-century American politicians State political party chairs of Georgia (U.S. state) 19th-century American lawyers
Alexander Stephens Clay (September 25, 1853November 13, 1910) was a United States senator
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from Georgia
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Biography
Clay was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, and graduated from Hiwassee College inTennessee
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in 1875. He was admitted to the bar
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in 1877 and commenced practice in Marietta, Georgia
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. He served on the Marietta city council
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in 1880 and 1881.
Clay was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives
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from 1884-1887 and 1889-1890, and served as speaker pro tempore in 1886-1887 and 1889-1890. He was a member of the Georgia Senate
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from 1892-1894 and served as its president for his last two years in that body. In 1896 Clay was elected to the U.S. Senate and reelected twice (in 1902 and 1908). As a U.S. senator, Clay served as chair of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims
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and as a member of the Committee on Woman Suffrage.
Clay died in Atlanta while in office in 1910 and was buried in the City Cemetery in Marietta. Joseph M. Terrell was appointed to fulfill the remainder of Clay's term.
Family relationships
One son was GeneralLucius D. Clay
General Lucius Dubignon Clay (April 23, 1898 – April 16, 1978) was a senior officer of the United States Army who was known for his administration of occupied Germany after World War II. He served as the deputy to General of the Army Dwight D ...
, and another son was Eugene Herbert Clay.
Two grandsons were General Lucius D. Clay Jr.
General Lucius DuBignon Clay Jr. (July 6, 1919 – February 7, 1994) was a United States military leader who held the positions of commander-in-chief of the North American Air Defense Command, the Continental Air Defense Command, the United Sta ...
and Major General Frank Butner Clay
Major General Frank Butner Clay (February 26, 1921 – December 30, 2006) was a United States Army officer. He was the son of General Lucius D. Clay Sr. and the brother of General Lucius D. Clay Jr. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery a ...
.
See also
* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)References
External links
*Alexander S. Clay, late a senator from Georgia, Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1911
Photograph of the Liberty ship Alexander S. Clay under construction (second view), J.A. Jones Construction Company shipyard, Brunswick, Georgia, 1944 May 23
{{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, Alexander S. 1853 births 1910 deaths People from Powder Springs, Georgia Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Democratic Party United States senators from Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers 19th-century American politicians State political party chairs of Georgia (U.S. state) 19th-century American lawyers