John Morrison Clay

John Morrison Clay

John Morrison Clay (February 21, 1821 – August 10, 1887) was a Kentucky thoroughbred breeder, a son of statesman Henry Clay, and a husband of Josephine Russell Clay and the brother of Henry Clay, Jr. and James Brown Clay. He was also called "John M. Clay".

Upon his father’s death, Clay inherited a portion of the large estate, Ashland. To distinguish John Clay’s land from the mansion and lands that went to his brother, James Brown Clay, John’s holdings were called Ashland Stock Farm, Ashland Stud, or, sometimes, Ashland-on-the-Tates-Creek-Pike.

In 1866 John M. Clay married his nephew’s widow, who became known as Josephine Russell Clay. The couple had no children, but they poured their time and energy into training and racing horses for about twenty years. John Clay traveled the racing circuit throughout the East, South, and Midwest. Josephine ran Ashland Stud. Their famous race horses included Skedaddle, Survivor, Star Davis, Sauce Box, Squeeze 'em, and Victory. Victory (Vic), in 1873, was bought by General George Armstrong Custer who rode him at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876. It is believed that Vic died in the battle.

Following an illness, Clay died in 1887. He is interred at Lexington Cemetery. Josephine Clay continued to very ably run Ashland Stud until her own death.

ee also

*Clay family

ources and external links

* [http://www.henryclay.org/hcrace.htm Ashland]
* [http://www.sokybookfest.org/Bookfest06/authors/docs/simpsonhenryclay.html Squib on Josephine Clay]
* [http://www.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/khp/Josephine+Shatters+Glass+Ceiling.htmKentucky Horse Park Biography]
* [http://search.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=454&llib_id=13&ltab_rank=3 The Josephine Clay Papers at the University of Kentucky]
* [http://boards.historychannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=800013851&messageID=700024076 Discussion about Vic]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • John Morrison — (or Morison) is the name of several persons:In politics: * John Morrison (Manitoba politician) (1868 unknown), politician in Manitoba, Canada * John Morrison (Canadian politician) (1872 1950), Canadian Member of Parliament * John Morrison… …   Wikipedia

  • John Morrison — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Morrison. John Hennigan …   Wikipédia en Français

  • John Clay — may refer to: *John Clay (artist) (1805 )Marine Artist born Ramsgate Kent *John Morrison Clay (1821 1887), an American horse breeder *Johnnie Clay (1898 1973), an English cricketer *The Red Headed League, a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle with… …   Wikipedia

  • Clay family — The Clays were an influential nineteenth century U.S. political and business dynasty. List of Clays Brutus Junius Clay (1808–1878), U.S. Congressman from Kentucky. Cassius Marcellus Clay (abolitionist) (1810–1903), publisher, U.S. general, U.S.… …   Wikipedia

  • John Cena — John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. John Cena lors du Tribute to the Troops 2010 Données générales Nom compl …   Wikipédia en Français

  • John Cena — As WWE Champion Ring nam …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Clay — For other people named Henry Clay, see Henry Clay (disambiguation). Henry Clay Henry Clay 1818 portrait by Matthew Harris Jouett 8th, 10th and 13th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives …   Wikipedia

  • John Branch Jr. — John Branch John Branch (* 4. November 1782 in Halifax, North Carolina; † 3. Januar 1863 in Enfield, North Carolina) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und Gouverneur von North Carolina und Florida. Außerdem war er Marine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Henry Clay — Henry Clay, Sr. Secretario de Estado de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Josephine Russell Clay — Josephine Russell Erwin Clay (December 7, 1835 March 29, 1920) was one of the first significant woman thoroughbred horse breeders in America and a writer. She was also known as Josephine Deborah Russell , Mrs. Eugene Erwin , Josephine Erwin , Mrs …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”