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Henry Clay
Henry Clay 1777-1852, American statesman, b. Hanover co., Va. Early Career His father died when he was four years old, and Clay's formal schooling was limited to three years. His stepfather secured (1792) for him a clerk's position in the Virginia high court of chancery. There he gained the regard... Read more |
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Epes Sargent
Sargent, Epes (1813-1880) Well-known American author, editor, and psychical investigator. He was born on September 27, 1813, in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He graduated from Boston Latin School in 1829 and joined the editorial staff of the Boston Daily Advertiser. He subsequently worked for the... Read more |
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Henry Clay Work
Henry Clay Work Little heralded even in histories of music that focus on popular song, American songwriter Henry Clay Work (1832–1884) nevertheless left a legacy that lived on in the memories of audiences and musicians. In the early 1950s, musicologist Richard S. Hill could point to a... Read more |
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William L. Sr. Clay
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John Randolph
John Randolph 1773-1833, American legislator, known as John Randolph of Roanoke, b. Prince George co., Va. He briefly studied law under his cousin Edmund Randolph. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1799-1813, 1815-17, 1819-25, 1827-29), where he became a prominent and feared figure,... Read more |
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National Republican party
National Republican party in U.S. history, a short-lived political party opposed to Andrew Jackson . In the election of 1828, which Jackson won overwhelmingly, some of the supporters of his opponent, President John Quincy Adams, called themselves National Republicans. It was under this name that,... Read more |
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Folger Shakespeare Library
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY. The Folger Shakespeare Library, opened in 1932, houses the world's largest collection of Shakespearean manuscripts. Henry Clay Folger and his wife Emily Jordan Folger, both avid manuscript collectors, established the library as a repository... Read more |
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