Clement Comer Clay | |
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| United States Senator from Alabama | |
| In office June 19, 1837 – November 15, 1841 | |
| Preceded by | John McKinley |
| Succeeded by | Arthur P. Bagby |
| 8th Governor of Alabama | |
| In office November 21, 1835 – July 17, 1837 | |
| Preceded by | John Gayle |
| Succeeded by | Hugh McVay |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1835 | |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Moore |
| Succeeded by | Reuben Chapman |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1827-1828 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1789 Halifax County, Virginia, US |
| Died | September 6, 1866 (aged 76) Huntsville, Alabama, US |
| Resting place | Maple Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Susanna Claiborne Withers (1798–1866; her death) |
| Alma mater | East Tennessee University |
| Profession | Politician, Governor of Alabama |
Clement Comer Clay (December 17, 1789 – September 6, 1866)[1] was the eighth Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1835 to 1837. An attorney, judge, and politician, he was elected to the state legislature as well as the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
He and his son, who also served as a U.S. senator, were among the Alabama’s most prominent enslavers, according to the Washington Post. Together the two men enslaved 87 people on four Alabama plantations as recorded in the 1860 census.[2]
- ^ National Governors Association
- ^ Weil, Julie Zauzmer (October 22, 2022). "A slaveholding senator, an 1879 wedding and a Black family's mystery". Washington Post. Retrieved April 27, 2024.