About Henry Clay Nelson
Lived 1836 – 1909 (aged 72–73). Henry Clay Nelson was an American prison warden and politician.
Henry Clay Nelson (July 29, 1836 - April 17, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life Henry Clay Nelson was born on July 29, 1836, in Bedford, Westchester County, New York.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Westchester Co., 3rd D.) in 1868. He was Warden of Sing Sing State Prison from 1869 to 1870, and from 1872 to 1873.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (12th D.) from 1882 to 1887, sitting in the 105th, 106th, 107th, 108th, 109th and 110th New York State Legislatures.
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American politician
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Henry Clay Nelson was born on 29 July 1836.
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Henry Clay Nelson died in 1909.
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Henry Clay Nelson was a prison warden and politician.
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