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Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama

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  Clement Claiborne Clay Jr. (1816-1882) — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala. Born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., December 13, 1816. Democrat. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1842; state court judge in Alabama, 1846; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1853-61; Senator from Alabama in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. Suspected of conspiring with other Confederates to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, he was imprisoned for nearly a year after the war. Slaveowner. Died near Gurley, Madison County, Ala., January 3, 1882 (age 65 years, 21 days). Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Clement Comer Clay; married, February 1, 1843, to Virginia Caroline Tunstall (who later married David Clopton); second cousin twice removed of Matthew Clay (1754-1815) and Green Clay; third cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1777-1852), Porter Clay, Matthew Clay (c.1795-1827), Brutus Junius Clay (1808-1878) and Cassius Marcellus Clay; fourth cousin of Thomas Hart Clay, James Brown Clay and Brutus Junius Clay (1847-1932); fourth cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1849-1884).
  Political families: Clay family of Kentucky; Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on Confederate States $1 notes in 1862-64.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  David Clopton (1820-1892) — of Tuskegee, Macon County, Ala. Born near Milledgeville, Putnam County, Ga., September 29, 1820. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1859-61; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Alabama in the Confederate Congress 7th District, 1862-65; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1878; associate justice of Alabama state supreme court, 1884-92; died in office 1892. Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., February 5, 1892 (age 71 years, 129 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Alford Clopton and Sarah (Kendrick) Clopton; married to Martha E. Ligon (sister of Robert Fulwood Ligon); married, June 1, 1871, to Mary F. (Threewits) Chambers; married, November 29, 1887, to Virginia (Tunstall) Clay (widow of Clement Claiborne Clay Jr.).
  Political family: Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Fulwood Ligon (1823-1901) — of Tuskegee, Macon County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Watkinsville, Oconee County, Ga., December 16, 1823. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1849; member of Alabama state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of Alabama, 1872; Lieutenant Governor of Alabama, 1874-76; U.S. Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1877-79. Methodist. French Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Slaveowner. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., October 11, 1901 (age 77 years, 299 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Ligon and Wilhelmina (Fulwood) Ligon; brother of Martha Ligon (who married David Clopton); married 1850 to Emily Paine; father of Robert Fulwood Ligon Jr..
  Political family: Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Fulwood Ligon Jr. (b. 1864) — also known as R. F. Ligon — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Tuskegee, Macon County, Ala., September 24, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor, Tuskegee, Ala., 1886-88; Adjutant General of Alabama, 1896-99; clerk of Alabama Supreme Court, 1899-1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912. Methodist. French Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Phi Delta Theta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Fulwood Ligon and Emily (Paine) Ligon; married, January 31, 1895, to Aileen Means.
  Political family: Ligon-Clay-Clopton family of Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
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