Cassius Marcellus Clay (other)
Cassius Marcellus Clay may refer to: * Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810–1903), American politician and abolitionist * Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. (1912–1990), American painter and musician, named after the abolitionist, father of the boxer * Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "The Greatest", he is often regarded as the gr ...

Cassius Marcellus Clay
Major general (United States), Major General Cassius Marcellus Clay (October 9, 1810 – July 22, 1903) was an American planter, politician, military officer and abolitionist who served as the List of ambassadors of the United States to Russia, United States ambassador to Russia from 1863 to 1869. Born in Kentucky to a wealthy Planter class, planter family, Clay entered politics during the 1830s and grew to support the Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist cause in the U.S., drawing ire from fellow Southern United States, Southerners. A founding member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in Kentucky, he was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as the U.S. minister to Russia. Clay is credited with influencing Russian Empire, Russian support for the Union (American Civil War), Union during the American Civil War. Early life, family, and education Cassius Marcellus Clay was born on October 9, 1810, in Madison County, Kentucky, to Sally Lewis and G ...
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Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr
Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr. (November 11, 1912 – February 8, 1990) was an American painter and musician. He was the father of three-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali and Rahaman Ali, and the paternal grandfather of Laila Ali. He married Odessa Lee O'Grady in 1934 and worked as a painter. He was described as "a handsome, mercurial, noisy, combative failed dreamer" and a "hard-drinking, skirt-chasing dandy of a daddy". His son Muhammad Ali described him as "the fanciest dancer in Louisville". Biography Clay was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, to Herman H. Clay (March 1876 – February 1, 1954) and Edith E. Greathouse (December 1889 – December 30, 1972). He was named in honor of the 19th-century Republican politician and staunch abolitionist Cassius Marcellus Clay. He had a sister and four brothers, including Nathaniel Clay. Clay's paternal grandparents were John Clay and Sallie Anne Clay. His sister Eva said that Sallie was a native of M ...
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