Lt Col
Henry
Clay
Jr.
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Clay
and Lucretia (Hart) Clay
Brother of
Henrietta Clay, Theodore Wythe Clay, Thomas Hart Clay Sr., Susan Hart (Clay) Duralde, Anne Brown (Clay) Erwin, Lucretia Hart Clay, Eliza H. Clay, Laura Clay, James Brown Clay, John Morrison Clay, Sam Clay [half] and John Henry Clay [half]
Husband of
Maria Julia (Prather) Clay
— married
10 Oct 1832 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Father of
Julia Clay, Henry Hart Clay, Matilda Prather Clay, Anne Brown (Clay) McDowell, Martha Clay and Thomas Julian Clay
Died
at age 35
in Buena Vista, Mexico
Profile last modified
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Biography
Henry Clay Jr. is Notable.
Lt Col Henry Clay Jr. served with the United States Army during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: unknown
Unit(s): 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
Service Ended: unknown
Service Started: unknown
Unit(s): 2nd Kentucky Volunteer Infantry
Service Ended: unknown
Military Service: United States Army Officer a graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in in June 1831. He resigned his commission a few months later in November of that year.
He was a lawyer in Kentucky, and served in the Kentucky State Legislature from 1835 to 1837.
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 during the outbreak of the Mexican War.
Parents:
- Henry Clay (1777 - 1852)
- Lucretia Hart Clay (1781 - 1864)
Spouse:
- Julia Prather Clay (1814 - 1840)
Children:
- Henry Clay III (1833 - 1862)*
- Thomas Julian Clay (1840 - 1863)*
Sources
- Find A Grave: Memorial #6983656
- Burial: Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
- Plot: Section K (The State Mound)
- Photo: Has a photo of gravestone on gravesite
Legacy
- Clay County, Iowa is named in his honor.
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.
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Jim Parsons
Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point N.Y., Volume 1, pg 471
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