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 Alexander Stephens Clay, Marietta GA. Posted by:  GA Cacher
N 33° 56.754 W 084° 32.962
16S E 726480 N 3758863
Alexander Stephens Clay (September 25, 1853 - November 13, 1910) was a United States Senator from Georgia.
Waymark Code: WM1Y90
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2007
Views: 62
Clay was born in Powder Springs, Georgia, and graduated from Hiwassee College in Tennessee in 1875. He was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Marietta, Georgia. He served on the Marietta city council in 1880 and 1881.
Clay was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1884 to 1887 and 1889 to 1890, and served as speaker pro tempore in 1886-1887 and 1889-1890. He was a member of the Georgia Senate from 1892 to 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 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.
Clay had six children one , General Lucius D. Clay served in WW II as Military Governor of Germany. He started the Berlin Air Lift. Another son Eugene Herbert Clay became Mayor of MArietta, GA.
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From Georgia graduated from Hiawassee (Tenn.) College in 1875;
studied law; admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Marietta, Ga.
; member of the city council in 1880 and 1881; member, State house of representatives 1884-1887, 1889-1890;
served as speaker pro tempore in 1886-1887, 1889-1890;
member, State senate 1892-1894, serving as president for two years;
elected in 1896 as a Democrat to the United States Senate; reelected in 1902 and again in 1908 and served from
March 4, 1897, until his death in Atlanta, Ga., on November 13, 1910;
chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Claims (Fifty-ninth Congress),
Committee on Woman Suffrage (Sixty-first Congress)
Date of birth: 09/25/1853
Date of death: 11/13/1910
Area of notoriety: Politics
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Dawn to Dusk
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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