Brutus J. Clay II
| Brutus J. Clay II | |
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| United States Minister to Switzerland | |
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In office July 1, 1905 – March 1, 1910 |
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| President | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | David Jayne Hill |
| Succeeded by | Laurits S. Swenson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Brutus Junius Clay II February 20, 1847 Madison, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | June 2, 1932 (aged 85) Richmond, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Pattie Amelia Field Lalla Rookh Fish Marsteller |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Brutus Junius Clay II (February 20, 1847 – June 2, 1932) was an American businessman, political figure and diplomat.
The son of Cassius M. Clay and Mary Jane Warfield Clay, Brutus Junius Clay II was born in Madison County, Kentucky, on February 20, 1847. He received a civil engineering degree from the University of Michigan in 1868, and worked as a wholesale and retail grocer. He lived at a Richmond, Kentucky home he called Linwood, and was also the owner and operator of lumber mills, stone, kaolin and potters clay quarries, gas and oil wells, and other businesses. In addition, he owned farms in Illinois and Kentucky, and a Mississippi cotton plantation.
Active in politics as a Republican, In 1897 he was offered appointment as Minister to Argentina by President William McKinley, but declined. In 1900 he was a U.S. Commissioner at the Paris Exposition. In 1904 he was a Delegate to the Republican National Convention.
In 1905 he was appointed Minister to Switzerland, serving until 1910.
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