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"Clay, Cassius (Marcellus) (1810-1903) Son of Green Clay; second cousin of Henry Clay; brother of Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878); father of Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932). Born in Madison County, Ky., October 19, 1810. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1835-37, 1840; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice-President, 1860; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1861-62, 1863-69; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Probably the best-known Southern emancipationist; freed his own slaves in 1844 and edited the only Southern antislavery newspaper in 1845-47. Shot point-blank during a speech in 1843, he used a Bowie knife to cut off the attacker's ear and nose and cut out one eye; tried for mayhem and found not guilty. Died, of kidney failure, in Madison County, Ky., July 22, 1903. Interment at Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, Ky."
"Cassius Marcellus Clay's wife was Mary Jane Warfield. She was born in 1813 and died in 1900. His second wife was only 15 years old and I can't remember when they married or her name. Clay and Warfield were married on February 26, 1833 in Fayette County, Kentucky. I have a book about his life but don't know where it is at the moment." Marcia
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1810 - 1903 (92 years)
