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Henry Clay Jr. (April 10, 1811 – February 23, 1847) was an American politician and soldier from Kentucky, the third son of US Senator and Representative Henry Clay and Lucretia Hart Clay. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1835 and served one term.
Henry Clay, Jr. was the statesman’s third son. Born in 1811, he graduated from Transylvania University, where his father served on the board of trustees. He received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and, in 1831, graduated second in his class. Clay briefly served in the U.S. Army but soon resigned.
Henry Clay, Jr. (10 April 1811 – 23 February 1847) Elizabeth H. Clay (5 July 1813 – 11 August 1825) Laura Clay (16 October 1816 – 5 January 1817) James Brown Clay (9 November 1817 – 26 January 1864) John Morrison Clay (21 February 1821 – 10 August 1887) Henry and Lucretia were married for 53 years.
Henry Clay Jr. (April 10, 1811 – February 23, 1847) was an American politician and soldier from Kentucky, the third son of US Senator and Representative Henry Clay and Lucretia Hart Clay. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1835 and served one term.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Clay, Jr. was killed in action on 22 February 1847 in Buena Vista, Mexico. His remains were initially interred in Mexico but were later brought back to Kentucky, where they lie with other casualties of the battle around the Kentucky War Memorial in Frankfort Cemetery.
To the right of the mantel there is a portrait of Henry Clay Jr., who was expected by his father to carry on the Clay family’s political legacy.
