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Hace 2 días · Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state. He unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections.
29 de jun. de 2024 · Henry Clay (born April 12, 1777, Hanover county, Virginia, U.S.—died June 29, 1852, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman, U.S. congressman (1811–14, 1815–21, 1823–25), and U.S. senator (1806–07, 1810–11, 1831–42, 1849–52) who was noted for his American System (which integrated a national bank, the tariff, and internal ...
25 de jun. de 2024 · His son Henry Clay, Jr., was killed in 1847 at the Battle of Buena Vista, the clash that ironically made Gen. Zachary Taylor a war hero and that led to Taylor’s nomination as the Whig candidate in the presidential election of 1848. Clay had greatly desired the nomination for president but was denied it because of his age, his record of ...
9 de jun. de 2024 · Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning his stay in Stamford, England. Currently Clay does not have an assigned room and is eating in the officers' mess; he asks for some magazines as he has plenty of time to read.
29 de jun. de 2024 · 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).
27 de jun. de 2024 · Henry Clay (1777–1852) was a leading antebellum politician centrally involved in efforts to deal with the increasingly divisive issue of slavery. He was credited with carrying through the Missouri Compromise and setting in motion the Compromise of 1850.
Hace 5 días · In April 1844, before the terms of the treaty became publicly known, the presumptive Whig candidate, Henry Clay (1777–1852), set out his objections to annexation in a newspaper, in what became known as the Raleigh Letter.
