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Brutus Junius Clay II (February 20, 1847 – June 2, 1932) was an American businessman, political figure and diplomat. ==Biography== 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.〔Lashé D. Mullins, Charles K. Mullins, (A History of White Hall: House of Clay ), 2012, page 43〕 He received a civil engineering degree from the University of Michigan in 1868,〔University of Michigan, (The Michigan University, Books 1844-1880 ), 1880, page 103〕 and worked as a wholesale and retail grocer. He lived at a Richmond, Kentucky home he called Linwood,〔Zachary F. Smith, Mary Rogers Clay, (The Clay Family ), Issue 14, 1899, pages 174-175〕 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.〔H. L. Motter, editor, (Who's Who in the World, 1912 ), 1911, page 285〕 Active in politics as a Republican, In 1897 he was offered appointment as Minister to Argentina by President William McKinley, but declined.〔University of Michigan Alumni Association, (The Michigan Alumnus ), Volume 20, 1914, page 479〕 In 1900 he was a U.S. Commissioner at the Paris Exposition.〔American Chamber of Commerce in Paris, (Yearbook ), 1901, page 104〕 In 1904 he was a Delegate to the Republican National Convention.〔Republican National Committee, (Official Proceedings of the Thirteenth Republican National Convention ), 1904, page 90〕 In 1905 he was appointed Minister to Switzerland, serving until 1910.〔New York Times, (To Be Minister at Berne: Brutus J. Clay of Kentucky Appointed by the President ), March 3, 1905〕〔Thomas William Herringshaw, (American Statesman ), 1907, page 157〕〔United States Department of State, (Register of the Department of State ), 1918, page 83〕〔Christian Science Monitor, (Ex-Minister is on Way Home ), March 15, 1910〕 Clay died in Richmond, Kentucky, on June 2, 1932.〔University of Michigan Alumni Association, (The Michigan Alumnus ), Volume 41, 1935, page 372〕〔New York Times, (Brutus J. Clay Dead: A Former Diplomat; Appointed Envoy to Switzerland by Roosevelt, Honored Also by McKinley ), June 2, 1932〕 He is buried in Richmond's Richmond Cemetery.〔(Junius Brutus Clay II ) at (Find A Grave )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brutus J. Clay II」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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