Brutus Junius Clay (July 1, 1808 - October 11, 1878) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America.
Born in Richmond, Kentucky, Clay attended the common schools and was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Kentucky. Richmond is a city in and the County seat of Madison County, Kentucky, United States. Danville is a city in and the County seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising. He moved to Bourbon County in 1837 and continued former pursuits. He served as member of State house of representatives in 1840.
Clay was elected president of Bourbon County Agricultural Association in 1840 and served thirty years. He served as president of the Kentucky Agricultural Association 1853-1861. He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1860.
Clay was elected as a Unionist to the Thirty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865). Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture (Thirty-eighth Congress). He was not a candidate for reelection. He resumed former pursuits. He died near Paris, Kentucky, October 11, 1878. Paris is a city in and the County seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common He was interred in the family burial ground at "Auvergne," near Paris, Kentucky. Paris is a city in and the County seat of Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States.