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About Green Clay Smith
Green Clay Smith was a United States soldier and politician. Elected to the Kentucky state house before the American Civil War, he was commissioned as a Union officer when he volunteered, advancing to the rank of brigadier general before he resigned to go to Congress. He was promoted to major general by brevet on March 13, 1865. He was elected to the US Congress from Kentucky in 1862, representing the Unconditional Union Party and serving until 1866.
Everything about Green Clay Smith →- Occupation
- politician, military officer, lawyer
- Position held
- United States representative, Governor of Montana Territory, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 4, 1826
- Died
- June 29, 1895