James Franklin Clay
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James Franklin Clay (October 29, 1840 - August 17, 1921) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Born in Henderson, Kentucky, Clay attended public and private schools at Henderson. He was graduated from Georgetown College, Kentucky, in June 1860. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1862 and commenced practice in Henderson, Kentucky. He served as member of the State senate in 1870.
Clay was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883-March 3, 1885). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1884. He resumed the practice of his profession in Henderson, Kentucky. He served as city attorney and as attorney for the St. Louis &. Southern Railroad and the Ohio Valley Railway Co.. He died in Henderson, Kentucky, on August 17, 1921. He was interred in Fernwood Cemetery.
