Clay, Henry

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1. A Whig political leader of the early nineteenth century known for his efforts to keep the United States one nation despite sharp controversy among Americans over slavery. Clay represented Kentucky, first in the House of Representatives and then in the Senate. He was known as the “Great Pacificator” because of his prominent role in producing the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.

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Clay ran unsuccessfully for president three times. He once said in a speech, “I would rather be right than be president.”

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Outside is one of the post's main tourist attractions: Clay Henry, a beer- drinking goat whose pen abuts the shaded porch.

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Clay, Henry, 18, 22, 34, 116-120, 138, 153-155, 159; colonization proposal, 154-155; tribute to in defeat, 120.

From Lincoln, the Politician by Levy, T. Aaron

Clay, Henry, 22, 99, 109, 114, 115, 116, 117, 184-190, 205, 206, 210.

From American Men of Action by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

Clay, Henry: 41; his character and career, 42, 48; compromise of 1850 originated by him, 99; his death, 100; Lincoln on him, 101, 122.

From Abraham Lincoln by Charnwood, Godfrey Rathbone Benson, Baron

Clay, Henry, speaker; presidential nominee; secretary of state; Compromise Tariff; Infant School; Compromise Bill; death of.

From A School History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach