Henry+Clay



-Henry Clay was a trial lawyer in kentucky born on april 12th 1777, in Hanover County,Kentucky -He died June 29th 1852. -Some people refer to him as The "Great Compromiser" of 19th century U.S. politics. -He was the 7th of nine children of Reverand John clay. -He died 1781 when british raided his house. -Was married to lucritia hart and had 11 kids.

__//**Successes & failures and quotes.**//__ -Clay was in the house of represenatives and a speaker of the reps He was appointed 2 terms in the senate. -Best remeberd by his role in missouri compromise. -One of his famous quotes are "id rather be right then president" -He supported a national bank -In his support of the missouri compromise he earned the nickname "The Great Pacificator" and "The Great Compromiser." -He ran for president in 1824 bout didnt win. -He supported john quincy adams who made him secretary of the state. -In the senate he supported compromise tariff. -He orginized the war faction in the house of represenatives. -Was one of the 5 men to meet british at ghent. -Wich was a failure was forced to sign a treaty. -Clay created The "american system" wich was to unite the trade and manufacturing of the east. -It created pretection for Ameircan industries and trade against forign competition. -Before clay died the Bank and protective tariff he helped establish was over ran by democrats.

-He ran for president but 3 other people had more votes soo he didnt go to house of election -He was told to cast state vote for jackson because they couldnt support a military cheiften. -But insted he casted vote for john quincy adams. -He was voten for person whos views were similar to his and this charge affected his hole life for dissobaying commands -In 1828 He was offerd job at supreme court to vote for john adams but he didnt and went back to kentucky. -In 1831 was elected to senate until 1841 -in this time he fought a battle that he lost for his american system. -But in 1840 he estimated that martin van buren was undefeatable soo he pretty much gave up. -He ran for whig party but lost cuz of his views. -In 1850 he returned to the senate ill and tryed to negiotiate a compromise. -This made california a free stats -That was the last of his runnings. -Henry clay died in 1852.

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