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Henry Clay of Kentucky (1777-1852) enjoyed a distinguished political career, even though he never attained his greatest desire—the presidency. A pivotal Senate leader during the antebellum era, a period in Senate history marked by heated debates over slavery and territorial expansion, Clay first entered politics in Kentucky’s state house of representatives in 1803.
Henry Clay - Statesman, Politician, Speaker: The boldness of his positions notwithstanding, Clay’s eloquent defense of republican values and national honor endeared him to Kentuckians, who elected him to seven terms in the Kentucky legislature (1803–06, 1807–09). Appointed twice to fill unexpired terms in the U.S. Senate, he was a capable and diligent member of that body too, though he ...
23 de may. de 2018 · Henry Clay. Born April 12, 1777 Hanover County, Virginia. Died June 29, 1852 Washington, D.C.. Speaker of the House, politician. Henry Clay was one of the most important U.S. statesmen of the period between the Revolutionary War (1775-83) and the Civil War (1861-65). As a congressman from Kentucky, he served as Speaker of the House (the top leadership position in the House of Representatives ...
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Biographical Sketch. Many thanks to Dr. Thomas D. Clark. On June 29, 1852, Henry Clay asked his son Thomas to come and sit by his bedside. Just before noon, “The Great Compromiser” drew his last breath. His death marked the completion of a major chapter in American political history. Henry Clay’s service to his country lasted half a century.
9. Henry Clay influenced a great many future political leaders with his ideology and style. Abraham Lincoln said of Clay that he was “my beau ideal of a statesman” and adopted much of his political ideology himself. 10. Henry Clay gave his country nearly half a century of service as a Representative, Senator, and Secretary of State.
17 de ago. de 2010 · Henry Clay: The Essential American. By David S. Heidler. Hardcover, 624 pages. Random House. List price: $30. Read An Excerpt. Clay believed that the slow abolition of slavery in Kentucky could ...
