Thomas Hart Clay
Appearance
Thomas Hart Clay | |
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![]() Portrait by Mathew Brady, c. 1865 | |
United States Minister to Honduras | |
In office April 5, 1864 – August 10, 1866 | |
President | |
Preceded by | James R. Partridge |
Succeeded by | Richard H. Rousseau |
United States Minister to Nicaragua | |
In office January 15, 1863 – May 31, 1863 | |
President | Abraham Lincoln |
Preceded by | Andrew B. Dickinson |
Succeeded by | Andrew B. Dickinson |
Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Fayette County | |
In office 1859–1861 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | September 22, 1803
Died | March 18, 1871 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 67)
Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
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Spouse |
Mary Russell Mentelle
(m. 1837) |
Parent |
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Education | Transylvania University |
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Thomas Hart Clay (September 22, 1803 – March 18, 1871) was the U.S. ambassador to Honduras and Nicaragua.[1] He was a son of Henry Clay.
References
[edit]- ^ "Thomas Hart Clay (1803–1871)". U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
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