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American politician This article is about the American lawyer and politician from New York. For the Navy surgeon, see Henry Clay Nelson.

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.

Sources

Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; pg. 291 and 370)
Manual of Westchester County, Past and Present by Henry Townsend Smith (1912; pg. 256)

New York State Assembly
Preceded byDavid W. Travis	New York State Assembly Westchester County, 3rd District 1868	Succeeded byJames W. Husted
New York State Senate
Preceded byWilliam H. Robertson	New York State Senate 12th District 1882–1887	Succeeded byWilliam H. Robertson

v t e Wardens of Sing Sing prison
Lynds Wiltse Seymour Peck Rowell (1845–1848) Smith (1848–1849) Potter (January, 1849) Booth (July, 1849) Lockwood (1850–1855) Batterman (1855–1856) Beardsley (1856–1862) Hubbell (1862-1864) Sutton (1864-1865) Johnson (1865–1868) Forrest (1868–1869) Henry C. Nelson (1869–1870) E. M. Russell (1870–1872) Henry C. Nelson (1872–1873) Gaylord B. Hubbell (1873–1874) James Williamson (September 1874) Alfred Walker (October 1874) George R. Youngs (1876–1877) Charles Davis (February 1877) Benjamin S. W. Clark (March 1877) Charles Davis (1877–1880) Augustus A. Brush (1880–1891) W. R. Brown (1891–1893) Charles F. Durston (1893–1894) Omar Van Leuven Sage (1894-1899) Addison Johnson (1899–1907) Jesse D. Frost (1907–1911) John S. Kennedy (1911–1913) James Connaughton (June 1913) acting warden James M. Clancy (1913–1914) Thomas McCormick (June 1914) George S. Weed (October 1914) acting warden Thomas Mott Osborne (1914–1915) George W. Kirchwey (1915) Thomas Mott Osborne (July 1916) Calvin Derrick (October 1916) William H. Moyer (1916–1919) Edward V. Brophy (April 1919) Daniel J. Grant (1919–1920) acting warden Lewis E. Lawes (1920–1941) Robert J. Kirby (1941–1944) William F. Snyder (1944–1950) Wilfred L. Denno (1950–1967) John T. Deegan (1967–1969) James L. Casscles (1969–1972) Theodore Schubin (1972–1975) Joseph Higgins (July 1975) acting warden Harold Butler (October 1975) William G. Gard (1975–1977) Walter Fogg (August 1977) acting warden Stephen Dalsheim (1977–1980) Wilson E.J. Walters (1980–1983) James E. Sullivan (1983–1988) John P. Keane (1988–1997) Charles Greiner (1997–2000) Brian S. Fischer (2000–2007) Louis Marshall (2007-)

Wardens of Sing Sing prison

Lynds
Wiltse
Seymour
Peck
Rowell (1845–1848)
Smith (1848–1849)
Potter (January, 1849)
Booth (July, 1849)
Lockwood (1850–1855)
Batterman (1855–1856)
Beardsley (1856–1862)
Hubbell (1862-1864)
Sutton (1864-1865)
Johnson (1865–1868)
Forrest (1868–1869)
Henry C. Nelson (1869–1870)
E. M. Russell (1870–1872)
Henry C. Nelson (1872–1873)
Gaylord B. Hubbell (1873–1874)
James Williamson (September 1874)
Alfred Walker (October 1874)
George R. Youngs (1876–1877)
Charles Davis (February 1877)
Benjamin S. W. Clark (March 1877)
Charles Davis (1877–1880)
Augustus A. Brush (1880–1891)
W. R. Brown (1891–1893)
Charles F. Durston (1893–1894)
Omar Van Leuven Sage (1894-1899)
Addison Johnson (1899–1907)
Jesse D. Frost (1907–1911)
John S. Kennedy (1911–1913)
James Connaughton (June 1913) acting warden
James M. Clancy (1913–1914)
Thomas McCormick (June 1914)
George S. Weed (October 1914) acting warden
Thomas Mott Osborne (1914–1915)
George W. Kirchwey (1915)
Thomas Mott Osborne (July 1916)
Calvin Derrick (October 1916)
William H. Moyer (1916–1919)
Edward V. Brophy (April 1919)
Daniel J. Grant (1919–1920) acting warden
Lewis E. Lawes (1920–1941)
Robert J. Kirby (1941–1944)
William F. Snyder (1944–1950)
Wilfred L. Denno (1950–1967)
John T. Deegan (1967–1969)
James L. Casscles (1969–1972)
Theodore Schubin (1972–1975)
Joseph Higgins (July 1975) acting warden
Harold Butler (October 1975)
William G. Gard (1975–1977)
Walter Fogg (August 1977) acting warden
Stephen Dalsheim (1977–1980)
Wilson E.J. Walters (1980–1983)
James E. Sullivan (1983–1988)
John P. Keane (1988–1997)
Charles Greiner (1997–2000)
Brian S. Fischer (2000–2007)
Louis Marshall (2007-)

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