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Henry Clay

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

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 of George Wythe , who directed his reading. Clay also read law under Robert Brooke, attorney general of Virginia, and in 1797 he was licensed to practice. Moving in the same year to Lexington, Ky., he quickly gained wide reputation as a lawyer and orator. He served (1803-6) in the Kentu... Read more

Henry Clay
Henry Clay The American political leader and secretary of state Henry Clay (1777-1852) came to national prominence...reconcile warring factions in the nation. Henry Clay was born on April 12, 1777, in Hanover County... Read more

Clay, Henry (1777-1852)
Henry Clay (1777-1852) Senator and presidential candidate Early Years. Henry Clay was born in April 1777 in Henrico County...campaign replete with a war hero, William Henry Harrison, as candidate. Clay refused to join the administration... Read more

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