Henry Clay Facts, Politician Photos, and Political Background

Henry Clay, Sr. , was a lawyer, politician and skilled orator who represented Kentucky separately in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives. He served three different terms as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and was also Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829. Clay was a dominant figure in both the First and Second Party systems. As a leading war hawk, he favored war with Britain and played a significant role in leading the nation to war in 1812. Later he was involved in the "Corrupt Bargain" of 1824, after which he was appointed Secretary of State by newly...
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Birthdate:	April 12, 1777
Birthplace:	Hanover County, Virginia
Date of death:	June 29, 1852
Education:	College of William and Mary
Religion:	Episcopal Church in the United States of America

Governmental positions held by Henry Clay

Position	District Represented	Term
United States Secretary of State		1825 - 1829
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives	United States of America	1815 - 1820
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives	United States of America	1811 - 1814
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives	United States of America	1823 - 1825
United States Senator	Kentucky	1810 - 1811
United States Senator	Kentucky	1806 - 1807
United States Senator	Kentucky	1831 - 1842
United States Senator	Kentucky	1849 - 1852
United States Representative	Kentucky's 3rd congressional district	1823 - 1825

Election campaigns involving Henry Clay

Henry Clay Presidential Campaign, 1832

Party:National Republican Party

Henry Clay Presidential Campaign, 1844

Party:Whig Party

Written works by Henry Clay

Economics
The Papers of Henry Clay, Volume 2: The Rising Statesman,1815-1820
Speeches Of Henry Clay Including A Biographical Sketch
The Clay Code; Or Textbook Of Eloquence
The Works of Henry Clay

Title	Copyright Date	Genre
Economics
The Papers of Henry Clay, Volume 2: The Rising Statesman,1815-1820
Speeches Of Henry Clay Including A Biographical Sketch
The Clay Code; Or Textbook Of Eloquence
The Works of Henry Clay
Henry Clay's remarks
problem of industrial relations and other lectures
War and unemployment
On the Seminole War: U.S. House of Representatives, 19 January 1819. On the Expunging Resolutions
Henry Clay and the American system
Mr. Clay's motion
Mr. Clay's speech, on the new Army bill
Mr. Clay submitted the following motion for consideration
The private correspondence of Henry Clay
Speech delivered by the Hon. Henry Clay, in the House of Representatives of the United States, on Friday, the eighth day of January, 1813, on the bill for raising an additional military force of twenty thousand men for one year
Speech ... in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 8th day of January, 1813, on the bill for raising an additional military force of twenty thousand men, for one year
Speech of Henry Clay, Esq., delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States on the direct tax, March, 1816
Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, in the House of Representatives of U. S. on the Seminole War
Speech of the Hon. Henry Clay, of Kentucky, in the House of Representatives of the United States, on the 8th day of January, 1813
The life and speeches of Henry Clay
The life and speeches of the Hon. Henry Clay
The Papers of Henry Clay, Volume 1
The Papers of Henry Clay, Supplement
The Papers of Henry Clay, Volume 3
The Papers of Henry Clay, Volume 4
The Papers of Henry Clay, Volume 5
The Papers of Henry Clay, Volume 6

Education

College of William and Mary

The College of William & Mary in Virginia is a public research university located in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Privately founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
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Birthplace of Henry Clay

Hanover County, Virginia

Founded:1720

Population:50,398

Hanover County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 99,863. Its county seat is Hanover Courthouse. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area . Hanover County was created on November...
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Places Henry Clay has lived

Marker	Location	Population
A	Virginia	8,096,604

Personal relationships of Henry Clay

Lucretia Hart Clay
Wed: 1798
Lucretia Hart Clay
Married 83 years

Significant Other	Relationship	Date Started	Date Ended	Duration
Lucretia Hart Clay	Marriage	1798
Lucretia Hart Clay	Marriage	1781	1864	83 years