Henry Clay
American politician from Kentucky (1777-1852)
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Kentucky senator and House speaker who shaped 19th-century politics through compromise deals, ran for president three times without winning, and co-founded two major parties alongside Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun.
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Henry Clay was an American lawyer, statesman, and diplomat who represented Kentucky in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state. Clay unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections. He 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" of Congressmen, alongside fellow Whig Daniel Webster and Democrat John C. Cal…
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