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Henry Clay

(1777—1852)

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Clay, Henry

Clay, Henry   Reference library

The Oxford Guide to the United States Government

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2002
Subject:
Social sciences, Politics
Length:
272 words

• Born: Apr. 12, 1777, Hanover County, Va. • Political party: Democratic-Republican, Whig • Education: studied law in Richmond,

Clay, Henry

Clay, Henry (b. 12 April 1777)   Reference library

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619–1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2009
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
979 words

(b. 12 April 1777; d. 29 June 1852), American politician.

Henry Clay was born in Hanover County,

Clay, Henry

Clay, Henry (1777–1852)   Quick reference

World Encyclopedia

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2004
Subject:
Encyclopedias
Length:
137 words

US statesman He served in both the House of Representatives (1811–14, 1815–21, 1823–25), several times as

Clay, Henry

Clay, Henry (1777–1852)   Reference library

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2002
Subject:
History, Military History, Social sciences, Warfare and Defence
Length:
109 words

Clay was known as the “Great Pacificator” and the “Great Compromiser” for his role in resolving the Missouri Compromise and ...

Clay, Henry

Clay, Henry   Reference library

Daniel Walker Howe

The Oxford Companion to United States History

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Current Version:
2004
Subject:
History, Regional and National History
Length:
438 words

(1777–1852), statesman and Whig party leader in the second-party system.

Born in Virginia, Clay read law and in ...

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