Henry Clay
Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House Speaker and the ninth Secretary of State. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Great Triumvirate."
You can find people similar to Henry Clay by visiting our lists National Republican Party United States senators from Kentucky and National Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky.
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| Date of birth | 12 April 1777
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| Place of birth | Hanover County, Virginia
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| Date of death | 29 June 1852
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