Henry Clay
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Henry Clay, Sr.
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Senator Henry Clay in a Daguerreotype taken in 1849 by Photographer Matthew Brady
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In office
November 4, 1811 – January 19, 1814
December 4, 1815 – October 28, 1820
December 1, 1823 – March 4, 1825 |
| President |
James Madison
James Monroe |
| Preceded by |
Joseph B. Varnum
Langdon Cheves
Philip P. Barbour |
| Succeeded by |
Langdon Cheves
John W. Taylor (twice) |
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In office
November 19, 1806 – March 4, 1807 (Class 3)
January 4, 1810 – March 4, 1811 (Class 2)
November 10, 1831 – March 31, 1842 (Class 3)
March 4, 1849 – June 29, 1852 (Class 3) |
| Preceded by |
John Adair
Buckner Thruston
John Rowan
Thomas Metcalfe |
| Succeeded by |
John Pope
George M. Bibb
John J. Crittenden
David Meriwether |
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In office
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
| Preceded by |
William T. Barry |
| Succeeded by |
William P. Duval |
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In office
March 4, 1813 – January 19, 1814
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1821 |
| Preceded by |
Samuel McKee
Joseph H. Hawkins |
| Succeeded by |
Joseph H. Hawkins
Samuel H. Woodson |
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In office
March 4, 1823 – March 6, 1825 |
| Preceded by |
John T. Johnson |
| Succeeded by |
James Clark |
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In office
March 7 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
| President |
John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by |
John Quincy Adams |
| Succeeded by |
Martin Van Buren |
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| Born |
April 12, 1777
Hanover County, Virginia |
| Died |
June 29, 1852 (aged 75)
Washington, D.C. |
| Political party |
Democratic-Republican
Whig
National Republican |
| Spouse |
Lucretia Hart Clay |
| Children |
Henrietta Clay
Theodore Clay
Thomas Clay
Susan Clay
Anne Clay
Lucretia Clay
Henry Clay, Jr.
Eliza Clay
Laura Clay
James Brown Clay
John Morrison Clay |
| Alma mater |
College of William and Mary |
| Profession |
Law |
| Religion |
Episcopalian |
Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American politician from Kentucky. He served in the House of Representatives (as Speaker), in the Senate, and was Secretary of State. He ran for President several times but never won. He started the Whig Party to oppose Andrew Jackson. He wanted the United States to fight the British in the War of 1812. He helped pass the famous compromises over slavery leading up the Civil War, including the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850. He is considered to be one of the greatest Senators in United States history.