![]() The one that drew my attention most quickly was a statue and grave of John C. Not far from the “Great Compromiser,” were a some other notable graves. According to a plaque on the monument, the building was renovated in 1976 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places – though it clearly is in need of repair now. The monument is topped by a statue of the blue-grass hero. Lucretia’s is off to the right side and not fully visible. Plainly visible from the gate, Clay’s sarcophagus is shaped like a coffin. Clay’s final resting place in Lexington, Kentucky. ![]() His tomb and mausoleum was built by the Clay Monument Association of Lexington and was completed in 1861. Over the course of a 40+ year career, Clay alternated between the House of Representatives, where he served several terms as Speaker of the House, and the Senate, the Kentuckian was also a three-time candidate for president.Ĭlay died in Washington, DC in June 1852 at the age of seventy-four after a long battle against tuberculosis. Senate in 1806, he would begin a long career in national politics. Elected by the Kentucky legislature to the U.S. A lawyer who apprenticed with the likes of George Wythe (a signer of the Declaration of Independence), Clay moved to Kentucky and married Lucretia Hart. ![]() The tomb of Henry Clay in Lexington Cemetery.īorn in Virginia in 1777, Clay became one of the most important statesman of his age. His tomb is enormous and even with the many trees, it can be seen from a distance. This goal necessitated a trip to The Lexington Cemetery where I did not have to look long to find the iconic American statesman. I recently had the pleasure of visiting Lexington, Kentucky to pay my respects to Henry Clay.
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