query: what political party was henry clay?

title: Henry Clay

text: of the estate as Ashland Stud, which he devoted to breeding thoroughbred horses. Hymn writer Fanny Crosby penned this line of lament on Clay's death: Clay's Whig Party collapsed shortly after his death, but Clay cast a long shadow over the generation of political leaders that presided over the Civil War. Mississippi Senator Henry S. Foote, who had suggested the creation of the Committee of Thirteen, stated his opinion that "had there been one such man in the Congress of the United States as Henry Clay in 1860-'61 there would, I feel sure, have been no civil war". Abraham Lincoln,

title: Political party

text: a consensus reached on these issues ended party politics in 1816 for nearly a decade, a period commonly known as the Era of Good Feelings. The splintering of the Democratic-Republican Party in the aftermath of the contentious 1824 presidential election led to the re-emergence of political parties. Two major parties would dominate the political landscape for the next quarter-century: the Democratic Party, led by Andrew Jackson, and the Whig Party, established by Henry Clay from the National Republicans and from other Anti-Jackson groups. When the Whig Party fell apart in the mid-1850s, its position as a major U.S. political party

title: Henry Clay

text: the Whig Party, which remained one of the two major American political parties at the time of Clay's death. In 1844, Clay won the Whig Party's presidential nomination. Clay's opposition to the annexation of Texas, partly over fears that annexing Texas would inflame the slavery issue, hurt his campaign, and Democrat James K. Polk won the election. Clay later opposed the Mexican–American War, which resulted in part from the Texas annexation. Clay returned to the Senate for a final term, where he helped broker a compromise over the status of slavery in the Mexican Cession. Known as "The Great Compromiser",

title: Henry Clay

text: National Republicans. In an 1834 speech criticizing Jackson, Clay compared Jackson's opposition to the Whigs, a British political party opposed to absolute monarchy. Jackson's opponents took on the name "Whig", which proved to be a more unifying term than "National Republican" had, as the latter term was too closely associated with northern business interests. The Whig Party thus succeeded the National Republicans as the principal opposition party to the Democrats. Neither the Whigs nor the Democrats were unified geographically or ideologically. However, Whigs tended to favor a stronger legislature, a stronger federal government, a higher tariff, spending on infrastructure, re-authorization

title: Henry Clay

text: Clay was one of a handful of national leaders to actively work from 1811 to the 1850s, defining the issues, proposing nationalistic solutions and creating the Whig Party. Clay was born in Hanover County, Virginia in 1777. His family moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 1797. In Lexington, he established a flourishing legal career and won election to the state legislature as a Democratic-Republican. Clay moved onto the national scene with two brief stints in the Senate, and election to the House of Representatives in 1810; he promptly was elected Speaker. A leading war hawk, Speaker Clay helped lead Congress into

title: Henry Clay (economist)

text: Henry Clay (economist) Sir Henry Clay (9 May 1883 – 30 July 1954) was a British economist and Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford. Clay was educated at the Bradford Grammar School and University College, Oxford. Between 1917 and 1919 Clay worked as a temporary civil servant at the Ministry of Labour, where he worked closely with Harold Butler. From 1919 and 1921 he was a fellow of New College, Oxford. In 1922 he became the Stanley Jevons Professor of Political Economy at the University of Manchester; in 1927 he became Professor of Social Economics at the University of Manchester. Between

title: Henry Clay VanNoy

text: Henry Clay VanNoy Henry Clay Van Noy (April 20, 1881 – November 28, 1938) was a prominent Kansas City, Missouri, businessman and was the last surviving member of the legendary Van Noy Brothers of Kansas City - brothers who founded the company which a century later has evolved into HMSHost company. Born to Dr. Henry Clay Van Noy and Catherine S. Raber, he is also the great grandson of Barbourville, Kentucky, pioneer William Van Noy. In 1897, the Van Noy Brothers - who included Ira Clinton, Charles S., and Horace Greeley, founded what was to become the Van Noy Railway

title: Henry Clay Caldwell

text: not to be nullified by mustering against them a little horde of equity maxims and obsolete precedents originating in a monarchical government having no written constitution." Henry Clay Caldwell Henry Clay Caldwell (September 4, 1832 – February 15, 1915) was a United States federal judge and a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Caldwell was born in what is now Marshall County, West Virginia, in 1835, in what was then Indian territory, and was largely self-educated, a circumstance credited with the cultivation of a homespun philosophy. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1837, where his father,

title: Henry Clay Caldwell

text: Henry Clay Caldwell Henry Clay Caldwell (September 4, 1832 – February 15, 1915) was a United States federal judge and a Union Army officer during the American Civil War. Caldwell was born in what is now Marshall County, West Virginia, in 1835, in what was then Indian territory, and was largely self-educated, a circumstance credited with the cultivation of a homespun philosophy. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1837, where his father, Van Caldwell, once a wealthy Virginia farmer, took land in the "Black Hawk Purchase" at Bentonsport and operated the first licensed ferry on the Des Moines

title: Henry Clay

text: term as Speaker of the House. Henry Clay helped establish and became president in 1816 of the American Colonization Society, a group that wanted to establish a colony for free American blacks in Africa. To that end, it founded Monrovia, in what became Liberia. The group was made up of abolitionists from the North, who wanted to end slavery, and slaveholders, who wanted to deport free blacks to reduce what they considered a threat to the stability of slave society. On the "amalgamation" of the black and white races, Clay declared, "The God of Nature, by the differences of color

title: Henry Clay

text: General William Henry Harrison, Senator Hugh Lawson White, Senator Daniel Webster, and Senator Willie Person Mangum. Though Clay privately preferred Webster, he supported Harrison after Harrison emerged as the most popular and prominent Whig candidate. Van Buren won the 1836 election with 50.8% of the popular vote and 170 of the 294 electoral votes. Discouraged by the Democratic victory, Clay began pondering retirement from public life. However, Van Buren's presidency was quickly hit by the Panic of 1837, a major recession that badly damaged the Democratic Party, and Clay resumed his status as a Congressional leader. As the 1840 presidential

title: Ashland (Henry Clay estate)

text: house and his family resided there until his death in 1864. His widow Susan Jacob Clay put the estate up for sale in 1866. Kentucky University purchased Ashland and used it as part of its campus. University founder and regent John Bryan Bowman occupied the mansion. The Agricultural and Mechanical College (Kentucky A & M) was situated on Clay's former farm. Kentucky University split into what became Transylvania University and the University of Kentucky, and sold Ashland in 1882. Henry Clay's granddaughter Anne Clay McDowell and her husband Henry Clay McDowell purchased the estate (consisting of approximately and outbuildings). They

title: Henry Clay Folger

text: Congregational Church, where he had been an active member. Reverend Samuel Parkes Cadman, who, along with his wife, had been close with the Folgers, gave Henry's eulogy. Henry's ashes were interred beneath the Folgers' copy of Shakespeare's funerary monument in what is now the Folger Shakespeare Library's Old Reading Room. His wife Emily died in 1936. Folger wrote "Petroleum: Its Production and Products" and articles on Shakespeare and Shakespeareana. Henry Clay Folger Henry Clay Folger Jr. (June 18, 1857 – June 11, 1930) was president and later chairman of Standard Oil of New York, a collector of Shakespeareana, and founder

title: Henry Clay (cigar)

text: Henry Clay (cigar) Henry Clay is a brand of cigars named after the early American politician Henry Clay (1777-1852). The cigars are currently manufactured in the Dominican Republic. The Henry Clay brand was created in the 1840s by a Cuban tobacco magnate, the Spanish emigrant Julián Álvarez Granda. The name was proposed by Alvarez when he was in the service of an employer and he maintained it once he was in business for himself. The Cuban business interest of Alvarez was eventually transferred to a British company named Henry Clay and Bock & Co. Ltd. which was founded in 1888.

title: Henry Clay McDowell

text: Henry Clay McDowell Henry Clay McDowell (February 9, 1832 – November 18, 1899) was an American businessman and noted Standardbred horse breeder. In 1857, he married Anne Smith Clay, daughter of Henry Clay, Jr. with whom he had seven children. They made their home in Louisville, Kentucky until 1883 when they purchased Ashland Farm in Lexington, Kentucky that had belonged to Anne Clay McDowell's famous grandfather, Henry Clay. During the American Civil War, Henry McDowell served with the Union Army. He rose to the rank of major as a member of the staff of General William Rosecrans. In business, McDowell

title: Henry Clay Jr.

text: Henry Clay Jr. Henry Clay Jr. (April 10, 1811 – February 23, 1847) was an American politician and soldier from Kentucky, the third son of US Senator and Congressman Henry Clay and Lucretia Hart Clay. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1835 and served one term. A graduate of West Point, he served in the Mexican–American War and was killed in 1847 at the Battle of Buena Vista. Born on his family's estate of Ashland, in Lexington, Henry, Jr. was the older brother of James Brown Clay and John Morrison Clay, the only sons surviving at

title: Henry Clay (cigar)

text: Henry Clay and Bock & Co. Ltd. became a component of the Tobacco Trust that, along with other trusts, was an object of the anti-trust legislation of the United States. The brand is currently owned by the Spanish company Altadis, a division of Imperial Tobacco. Henry Clay (cigar) Henry Clay is a brand of cigars named after the early American politician Henry Clay (1777-1852). The cigars are currently manufactured in the Dominican Republic. The Henry Clay brand was created in the 1840s by a Cuban tobacco magnate, the Spanish emigrant Julián Álvarez Granda. The name was proposed by Alvarez when

title: Henry Clay

text: a Senate Committee selected Clay as one of the five greatest U.S. Senators, along with Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Robert La Follette, and Robert A. Taft. Maintained and operated as a museum, today Clay's estate of Ashland includes of the original estate grounds. It is located on Richmond Road (US 25) in Lexington. It is open to the public (admission charged). Many monuments and memorials honor Clay. Counties in sixteen different states are named for Clay and the United States Navy named a submarine (the USS "Henry Clay") in his honor. Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777

title: Henry Clay

text: house. It was an above-average home for a "common" Virginia planter of that time. At the time of his death, Clay's father owned more than 22 slaves, making him part of the planter class in Virginia (those men who owned 20 or more slaves). Henry Clay was of entirely English descent. In 1613 John Clay, six generations before Clay, came to Virginia from England aboard the ship Treasurer, and whose wife, Ann, arrived in 1623 aboard the ship Anne. Henry was the seventh of nine children born to the Reverend John Clay and Elizabeth (née Hudson) Clay. His father, a

title: Henry Clay Jr.

text: Clay was killed in action while leading a charge of his regiment in the Battle of Buena Vista on February 23, 1847. His body was transported to Kentucky and interred in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort. Clay County, Iowa is named in his honor. Henry Clay Jr. Henry Clay Jr. (April 10, 1811 – February 23, 1847) was an American politician and soldier from Kentucky, the third son of US Senator and Congressman Henry Clay and Lucretia Hart Clay. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1835 and served one term. A graduate of West Point, he served

title: Henry Clay Work

text: died in Hartford two years later at the age of 51. He was survived by his wife, Sarah Parker Work, and one of their four children. Henry Clay Work was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. He was a distant cousin to Frances Work, a great-grandmother of Diana, Princess of Wales. Among the best-known of Henry Clay Work's 75 compositions are: Henry Clay Work Henry Clay Work (October 1, 1832 – June 8, 1884) was an American composer and songwriter. Work was born in Middletown, Connecticut, to Alanson and Amelia (Forbes) Work. His father opposed slavery, and

title: Henry Clay

text: Henry Clay Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer, planter, and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. After serving three non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the House of Representatives, Clay helped elect John Quincy Adams as president, and Adams subsequently appointed Clay as Secretary of State. Clay served four separate terms in the Senate, including stints from 1831 to 1842 and from 1849 to 1852. He ran for the presidency in 1824, 1832 and 1844, and unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination in 1840 and 1848.

title: The Henry Clay People

text: band appeared in the episode as themselves and a portion of the episode was said to be set at The Henry Clay People's album release party. The songs "This Ain't a Scene" and "Working Part-Time" were played on the show. The Henry Clay People broke up in 2013 for a combination of reasons, the largest being Joey Siara moving to Massachusetts for graduate school at Harvard, although Eric becoming a father, Andy going back to school, Harris touring with other bands, and Noah starting a band called The Pretty Flowers were all contributing factors. They played their last show August

title: Henry Clay Folger

text: Henry Clay Folger Henry Clay Folger Jr. (June 18, 1857 – June 11, 1930) was president and later chairman of Standard Oil of New York, a collector of Shakespeareana, and founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library. Henry Clay Folger Jr. was born in New York City to Henry Clay Folger Sr. of Nantucket, Massachusetts and Eliza Jane (Clark) Folger of New York, the oldest of their eight children. He was a first cousin six times removed of Benjamin Franklin and a nephew of J. A. Folger, the founder of Folger Coffee. He is descendant of Peter Foulger and Mary "Morrill"

title: Henry Clay

text: Baptist minister nicknamed "Sir John", died in 1781, four years after the boy's birth. The father left Henry and his brothers two slaves each, and his wife 18 slaves and of land. Henry Clay was a second cousin of Cassius Marcellus Clay, who became a politician and an abolitionist in Kentucky. Shortly after the death of Clay's father, the British under Banastre Tarleton raided Clay's home, leaving the family in a precarious position. However, the widow Elizabeth Clay married Capt. Henry Watkins, who was an affectionate stepfather and a successful planter. Elizabeth would have seven more children with Watkins, bearing

title: Henry Clay

text: development of discrete political parties. Jackson's Democrats rallied around his policies towards the national bank, internal improvements, Indian removal, and nullification, but these policies also earned Jackson various enemies. John C. Calhoun's Nullifier faction opposed Jackson after the president took a strong stance against nullification, but the Nullifiers and National Republicans disagreed about the tariff, limiting the possibility of cooperation. The Anti-Masonic Party, a new political party opposed to Freemasonry, nominated former Attorney General William Wirt for president. Clay, himself a Freemason, considered withdrawing from the race in hopes of unifying Jackson's opponents, but he ultimately decided to stay in

title: Henry Clay Dean

text: Henry Clay Dean Henry Clay Dean (October 27, 1822 -Feb. 6, 1887) was a Methodist Episcopal preacher, lawyer, orator and author who was a critic of the American Civil War and the Lincoln Administration. Dean was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, October 27, 1822. Named for the senator from Kentucky, Henry Clay, Dean was born just two years after Clay guided the Missouri Compromise into law. He was one of three sons of Caleb Dean, a stonemason. He was a graduate of Madison College in Pennsylvania and taught for a time in the area and studied law. Dean married Christiana

title: Henry Clay Smith

text: Jury Prize "for schoolhouse architecture" at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition. Smith was married in Philadelphia on April 25, 1900, to Lillian Troth. They had a son, John Windrim Smith, and a daughter, Elizabeth Clay Smith. They made a home in Los Gatos, California, "Far Hills," where Smith could indulge his artistic imagination and love of landscape architecture. Henry Clay Smith died on December 10, 1945, resident in his Cloister Apartments in San Francisco. Henry Clay Smith Henry Clay Smith was born February 7, 1874 in Santa Clara, California, one of 12 children born to German immigrants Charles Christian Smith

title: Henry Clay (steamboat)

text: 198 feet and it used a walking beam engine. Its promenade deck ran the entire length of the boat. Collyer, the builder, owned a five-eighths interest in the "Henry Clay". He shared ownership with William Radford, Esq. who owned a two-eighth interest. Captain John Tallman, the captain of the "Henry Clay" for this particular day's run, owned a one-eighth interest. The "Henry Clay" ran on routes up and down the Hudson River at various points of departure and varying distances between Albany, New York and New York City. The steamships "Henry Clay" and "Armenia" left Albany on July 28, 1852.

title: Henry Clay Morrison

text: Henry Clay Morrison "Not to be confused with Henry Clay Morrison (b. May 30, 1842), a Methodist bishop from Tennessee." Henry Clay Morrison (March 10, 1857 - March 24, 1942) was a Methodist evangelist, editor, and president of Asbury College. Morrison was born in Barren County, Kentucky. His parents died when he was very young, and he was reared by his paternal grandfather. Morrison was converted at the age of 11 in a Methodist revival at the Boyd's Creek Meetinghouse near Glasgow, Kentucky. Soon after he felt a call to the ministry. He was licensed to preach at the age

title: Henry Clay Trumbull

text: home at 4103 Walnut Street in Philadelphia on December 8, 1903, after suffering a stroke. Trumbull was married to Alice Gallaudet (1833-1891), daughter of Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. One of his brothers was James Hammond Trumbull, and one of his sisters was Annie Trumbull Slosson. Henry Clay Trumbull Henry Clay Trumbull (June 8, 1830 – December 8, 1903) was an American clergyman and author. He became a world-famous editor, author, and pioneer of the Sunday School Movement. Henry Clay Trumbull was born on June 8, 1830, at Stonington, Connecticut, and educated at Williston Northampton School. Poor health kept him from formal

title: Henry Clay Morrison

text: in 1925, Morrison was asked once again to assume the presidency in 1933 during another financial crisis, serving until 1940. Morrison published 25 books, all directed toward laymen. Morrison died in the home of a pastor for whom he was conducting revival meetings in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Henry Clay Morrison "Not to be confused with Henry Clay Morrison (b. May 30, 1842), a Methodist bishop from Tennessee." Henry Clay Morrison (March 10, 1857 - March 24, 1942) was a Methodist evangelist, editor, and president of Asbury College. Morrison was born in Barren County, Kentucky. His parents died when he was very

title: Henry Clay Longnecker

text: Henry Clay Longnecker Henry Clay Longnecker (April 17, 1820 – September 16, 1871) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Henry Clay Longnecker was born in Allen Township, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Norwich Military Academy of Vermont and from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Easton. He served during the Mexican–American War as first lieutenant, captain, and adjutant in all principal engagements under General Winfield Scott. He was wounded at the Battle of Chapultepec on September 13, 1847. He returned to Pennsylvania, and served

title: Henry Clay (steamboat)

text: Henry Clay (steamboat) Henry Clay was an American side paddle wheel steamboat that was involved in the Hudson River's worst steam disaster, near Riverdale, in The Bronx, New York, on July 28, 1852. The "Henry Clay" launched in August 1851, was in service between Albany, New York and New York City in competition with other steamships and the Hudson River Railroad which had been completed along the east shore of the Hudson River to East Albany by 1851. On July 28, 1852, she was sailing on the Hudson River from the river port of Albany, New York, to New York

title: Henry Clay Trumbull

text: Henry Clay Trumbull Henry Clay Trumbull (June 8, 1830 – December 8, 1903) was an American clergyman and author. He became a world-famous editor, author, and pioneer of the Sunday School Movement. Henry Clay Trumbull was born on June 8, 1830, at Stonington, Connecticut, and educated at Williston Northampton School. Poor health kept him from formal education past the age of fourteen. He was eventually awarded honorary degrees from Yale, Lafayette College and the New York University. In 1851, at the age of 21, Trumbull had a religious conversion experience and found employment as a clerk in Hartford, Connecticut with

title: Henry Clay Vedder

text: George Washington University and his great grandson, Henry Clay Vedder III graduated in 1998. Henry Clay Vedder Henry Clay Vedder (February 26, 1853 – October 13, 1935) was an American Baptist church historian, seminary professor, editor and theologian. Vedder authored numerous articles and twenty-seven books on church history and theology. Vedder was born in De Ruyter, New York. He graduated from the University of Rochester with an A.B. in 1873, an A.M. in 1876 and a D.D. in 1897. He also graduated from the Rochester Theological Seminary in 1876. In 1894, Vedder accepted ordination into the Baptist ministry. He was

title: Henry Clay Whitney

text: Henry Clay Whitney Henry Clay Whitney (23 February 1831 – 27 February 1905) was a United States lawyer who was a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln, and later a biographer of the president. Henry Clay Whitney was born on 23 February 1831 in Detroit, Maine, son of Alfred Metcalf Whitney of Chicago. He received a classical education at Augusta College, Kentucky and at Farmer's College, Ohio, and then studied Law at the Cincinnati and Chicago law schools. In 1854 he moved to Urbana, Illinois, where he entered the practice of law. Around the time when he first appeared at

title: Henry Clay High School

text: to capture the Division 2 State Championship. During the 2012-2013 season the Henry Clay Men's Lacrosse team was ranked in the top ten nationally in goal defense and goal differential, while ranking eleventh nationally in goals scored. Henry Clay High School Henry Clay High School is a public high school in Lexington, Kentucky. Opened on Main Street in 1928, it was named in honor of the Kentuckian and United States statesman, Henry Clay. The Main Street location now houses the main offices of the Fayette County Public Schools system. The school is ranked as one of the top 10 schools

title: Henry Clay Hall

text: Henry Clay Hall Henry Clay Hall, Jr. (January 3, 1860 – November 9, 1936) was an American attorney and commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission, appointed by president Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and who served on the Commission from March 21, 1914 to January 13, 1928. He served as Chairman of the Commission from 1917 to 1918 and again in 1924. He was born on January 3, 1860 to Henry Clay Hall, Sr. and Amanda Harwood Ferry in New York City. Hall attended Amherst College and graduated in 1881, and received an LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1883. He

title: Henry Clay Yerger

text: Henry Clay Yerger Professor Henry Clay Yerger (born December 4, 1860, near Spring Hill, Arkansas) was the son of Sally Yerger and the stepson of Anthony Yerger. He married Miss Ella J. Green and to this union eight children were born, five boys and three girls. He came to Hope in 1886 and took charge of the Hope Colored Schools, known as Shover Street Elementary School. Yerger obtained his education at Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas. He also studied at Boston University and Hampton Institute, Virginia. He was a pioneer in Negro education in Arkansas. The Henry Clay Yerger

title: Henry Clay (economist)

text: 1930 and 1944 he worked as an economic adviser to the Bank of England. In 1944, he became Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford, in succession to Harold Butler, and retired in 1949. The foundation stone of Nuffield College was laid in 1949, shortly before his retirement as Warden. He was knighted in 1946. Henry Clay (economist) Sir Henry Clay (9 May 1883 – 30 July 1954) was a British economist and Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford. Clay was educated at the Bradford Grammar School and University College, Oxford. Between 1917 and 1919 Clay worked as a temporary civil servant at

title: Henry Clay Frick

text: Hunting Club were Benjamin Ruff; T. H. Sweat, Charles J. Clarke, Thomas Clark, Walter F. Fundenberg, Howard Hartley, Henry C. Yeager, J. B. White, Henry Clay Frick, E. A. Meyers, C. C. Hussey, D. R. Ewer, C. A. Carpenter, W. L. Dunn, W. L. McClintock, and A. V. Holmes. The sixty-odd club members were the leading business tycoons of Western Pennsylvania, and included among their number Frick’s best friend, Andrew Mellon, his attorneys Philander Knox and James Hay Reed, as well as Frick's occasional business partner Andrew Carnegie. The club members made inadequate repairs to what was at that time

title: Henry Clay High School

text: Henry Clay High School Henry Clay High School is a public high school in Lexington, Kentucky. Opened on Main Street in 1928, it was named in honor of the Kentuckian and United States statesman, Henry Clay. The Main Street location now houses the main offices of the Fayette County Public Schools system. The school is ranked as one of the top 10 schools in the state of Kentucky and one of the top 200 magnet programs within the United States. The school's present facility on Fontaine Road opened in 1970. As of August 2016, the Principal of Henry Clay High

title: Henry Robinson Clay

text: a Halberstadt reconnaissance plane with Elliott White Springs. In total, Clay destroyed five Fokker D.VIIs, and drove another down out of control; he shared in the destruction of two German reconnaissance planes. Clay was promoted to command of 41st Aero Squadron, but the war ended before it could see action. He died in Coblenz, Germany during the great influenza epidemic, on 17 February 1919. Text of citation for the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Citation for posthumous award of the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Henry Robinson Clay Captain Henry Robinson Clay, Jr. was a World War I flying ace credited with

title: Sir Henry Clay, 6th Baronet

text: three children: Jenny Elizabeth Clay, born 28 March 1936; Sarah Richenda Clay, born 12 August 1938; and Sir Richard Henry Clay, 7th Baronet, born 2 June 1940. His wife survived him, dying in 1997. Sir Henry Clay, 6th Baronet Sir Henry Felix Clay, 6th Baronet (8 February 1909 – 8 June 1985), was an English engineer. A partner in McLellan and Partners, consulting engineers, he was a Member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Clay was the son of Sir George Felix Neville Clay, 5th Baronet (1871–1941), by his marriage to Rachel Hobhouse (1883–1981), the eldest daughter of the

title: Henry Clay Jr.

text: the time of their father's death. He had six sisters, all of whom died before their father. After graduating from Transylvania University in 1828, Clay gained an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He graduated in 1831 (2nd of his class), and served as a second lieutenant in the artillery for a few months before resigning. Returning to Kentucky, he read law and was admitted to the bar in 1833. In 1832, Henry Clay Jr. married Julia Prather (1814–1840), with whom he had five children. Their daughter Anne Brown Clay (1837–1917) married Major Henry Clay McDowell (1832–1899).

title: Henry Clay

text: the attempted obstruction of Randolph and others. On taking office, Clay and the War Hawks demanded that the British revoke the Orders in Council, a series of decrees that resulted in a commercial war with the United States. Clay also strongly supported the expedition of William Henry Harrison against the forces of the Native American leader Tecumseh, and Clay celebrated Harrison's victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. With a possible war looming, Clay helped pass President Madison's request to raise armies and navies, though the naval expansion was not as large as Clay had called for. When Madison

title: Henry Clay

text: Missouri's constitution banned free blacks from entering the state. Clay was able to engineer a compromise that allowed Missouri to join as a state in August 1821. After a brief retirement, Clay won election to the House in 1822, and began considering his first presidential bid. By 1822, several members of the dominant Democratic-Republican Party had begun exploring presidential bids to succeed Monroe, who planned to retire after two terms like his predecessors. The Federalist Party had almost totally collapsed at this point, and the party failed to put forth a presidential candidate. Re-elected as Speaker in 1823, Clay passed

title: Cassius Marcellus Clay (politician)

text: Brutus J., II, and Anne, and adopted Henry Launey Clay (believed to be his son by an extra-marital relationship while in Russia). Cassius Clay was a pioneer as an early Southern planter who became a prominent anti-slavery crusader. Clay worked toward emancipation, both as a Kentucky state representative and as an early member of the Republican Party. Clay was elected to three terms in the Kentucky House of Representatives, but he lost support among Kentucky voters as he promoted ending slavery. His anti-slavery activism earned him violent enemies. During a political debate in 1843, he survived an assassination attempt by

title: Henry Clay

text: previous master Condon did not bear on Clay. Because Dupuy refused to return voluntarily to Kentucky, Clay had his agent arrest her. She was imprisoned in Alexandria, Virginia, before Clay arranged for her transport to New Orleans, where he placed her with his daughter and son-in-law Martin Duralde. Mary Ann Dupuy was sent to join her mother, and they worked as domestic slaves for the Duraldes for another decade. In 1840 Henry Clay finally gave Charlotte and her daughter Mary Ann Dupuy their freedom. He kept her son Charles Dupuy as a personal servant, frequently citing him as an example

title: USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625)

text: Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington, for scrapping, which was completed on 30 September 1997. USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625) USS "Henry Clay" (SSBN-625), a ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry Clay (1777–1852), the American statesman and orator. The contract to build "Henry Clay" was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 3 February 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 23 October 1961. She was launched on 30 November 1962 sponsored by Mrs. Green B. Gibson, and commissioned on 20 February

title: USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625)

text: USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625) USS "Henry Clay" (SSBN-625), a ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry Clay (1777–1852), the American statesman and orator. The contract to build "Henry Clay" was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 3 February 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 23 October 1961. She was launched on 30 November 1962 sponsored by Mrs. Green B. Gibson, and commissioned on 20 February 1964, with Commander Thomas A Bryce in command of the Blue Crew and Commander

title: Henry Clay Wood

text: who served in the Spanish–American War and World War I and attained the rank of brigadier general. Henry Clay Wood Henry Clay Wood (May 26, 1832 – August 30, 1918) was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of brigadier general. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, he is most notable for his actions at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, which resulted in award of the Medal of Honor. H. Clay Wood was born in Winthrop, Maine on May 26, 1832, the son of Samuel Wood and Florence (Sweet) Wood. He was

title: Henry Clay Wood

text: Henry Clay Wood Henry Clay Wood (May 26, 1832 – August 30, 1918) was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of brigadier general. A Union Army veteran of the American Civil War, he is most notable for his actions at the Battle of Wilson's Creek, which resulted in award of the Medal of Honor. H. Clay Wood was born in Winthrop, Maine on May 26, 1832, the son of Samuel Wood and Florence (Sweet) Wood. He was educated in the schools of Winthrop, followed by attendance at academies in Yarmouth and Farmington. In 1850,

title: Sir Henry Clay, 6th Baronet

text: Sir Henry Clay, 6th Baronet Sir Henry Felix Clay, 6th Baronet (8 February 1909 – 8 June 1985), was an English engineer. A partner in McLellan and Partners, consulting engineers, he was a Member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Clay was the son of Sir George Felix Neville Clay, 5th Baronet (1871–1941), by his marriage to Rachel Hobhouse (1883–1981), the eldest daughter of the Right Hon. Henry Hobhouse. He had four siblings: older sisters Margaret and Janet, younger sister Theresa, and younger brother Anthony. Clay was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating MA in

title: Henry Robinson Clay

text: Henry Robinson Clay Captain Henry Robinson Clay, Jr. was a World War I flying ace credited with eight confirmed aerial victories. Though born in Plattsburg, Missouri on 27 November 1895, Clay later lived in Fort Worth, Texas. He was one of the first contingent of American fliers shipped to England to gain seasoning with the Royal Flying Corps. While assigned to 43 Squadron, he claimed a win, but it went unverified. He then transferred to the 148th Aero Squadron. He scored eight times between 16 August and 27 September 1918; on the latter date, he shared in the destruction of

title: Henry Clay Crawford

text: work and it seems that it may perhaps have been prepared for publication in a newspaper of the era."" Henry Clay Crawford Henry Clay Crawford (1856 – September 23, 1929) served as Secretary of State of Florida from 1902 to 1929, succeeding his father John Lovic Crawford, who served from 1881 to 1902, upon his death. He was a Democrat. H. Clay Crawford held several jobs before becoming chief clerk to his father. Appointed Secretary on January 28, 1902, after his father's death, he was nominated and reelected to that position until his own death. He wrote his memoirs in

title: Henry Clay Crawford

text: Henry Clay Crawford Henry Clay Crawford (1856 – September 23, 1929) served as Secretary of State of Florida from 1902 to 1929, succeeding his father John Lovic Crawford, who served from 1881 to 1902, upon his death. He was a Democrat. H. Clay Crawford held several jobs before becoming chief clerk to his father. Appointed Secretary on January 28, 1902, after his father's death, he was nominated and reelected to that position until his own death. He wrote his memoirs in 1914, mainly about the founding of Crawfordville, Florida (the county seat of Wakulla County) and the post-Civil War Reconstruction

title: Henry Clay

text: election approached, many expected that the Whigs would win control of the presidency in the aftermath of the Panic of 1837. In 1837, supporters of William Henry Harrison proposed a Whig national convention, and Clay agreed to support the idea. Clay initially viewed Webster as his strongest rival, but Clay, Harrison, and General Winfield Scott emerged as the principal candidates at the 1839 Whig National Convention. Clay's greatest weakness in his bid for the Whig nomination was his lack of strength in the North, as abolitionists and Antimasons both disapproved of Clay. Many Whigs also disliked Clay's American System, and

title: Henry Clay Sevier

text: the former Retta Brooks (1899-1992) in Shreveport in northwestern Louisiana. The couple had three children: Carolyn S. Yerger (1921-1997), wife of Rufus Taft Yerger, Sr. (1914-1973); Roberta Sevier Gandy (1924-2006), wife of Robert Wyly Gandy, Jr. (1915-1987), and Henry Clay Sevier, Jr. (born c. 1926), once a partner in his father's law firm of Covington in St. Tammany Parish. Sevier died in 1974 in Mercy Hospital in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Along with many Sevier family members, Sevier and his wife are interred at Silver Cross Cemetery in Tallulah. Henry Clay Sevier Henry Clay Sevier, Sr., known as Happy Sevier (January 24,

title: Henry Clay McDowell

text: was president of the Lexington and Eastern Railway. In 1883, McDowell purchased Dictator, a top Standardbred sire who was one of the four influential sons of Hambletonian. Henry Clay McDowell died at age sixty-seven in 1899. In his obituary, the "San Francisco Call" newspaper wrote that he was "probably the best known citizen of Kentucky in private life." Son Henry Jr. was a distinguished jurist and son Thomas was a successful horseman who won the 1902 Kentucky Derby. Daughter Madeline was a noted social reformer whose efforts were focused on child welfare, health issues, and women's rights. Henry Clay McDowell

title: Henry Clay Mills House

text: in 1977. It has apparently been demolished, and was delisted in 2018. Henry Clay Mills House The Henry Clay Mills House was a historic house at 425 North 15th Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. This modest frame house was built in 1892 by Henry Clay Mills, an African-American former slave turned businessman. Mills was born into slavery in 1847, and after the American Civil War worked for many years as a laborer on a plantation near Mulberry. He eventually developed a moving and shipping business in Van Buren, typifying advancement of African-Americans of the period from agricultural to non-agricultural economic

title: Henry Clay Mills House

text: Henry Clay Mills House The Henry Clay Mills House was a historic house at 425 North 15th Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. This modest frame house was built in 1892 by Henry Clay Mills, an African-American former slave turned businessman. Mills was born into slavery in 1847, and after the American Civil War worked for many years as a laborer on a plantation near Mulberry. He eventually developed a moving and shipping business in Van Buren, typifying advancement of African-Americans of the period from agricultural to non-agricultural economic opportunities. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

title: Henry Clay Frick House

text: next door at 10 East 71st Street. According to Stan Lee, who co-created the superhero team Avengers, the house was the model for the Avengers Mansion. Henry Clay Frick House The Henry Clay Frick House was the residence of the industrialist and art patron Henry Clay Frick in New York City. The mansion is located between 70th and 71st Street and Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side. It was constructed in 1912–1914 by Thomas Hastings of Carrère and Hastings. It was transformed into a museum in the mid-1930s and houses the Frick Collection and the Frick Art Reference Library.

title: Henry Clay McCormick

text: Henry Clay McCormick Henry Clay McCormick (June 30, 1844 – May 26, 1902) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Henry C. McCormick was born in Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1866 and practiced in Williamsport. McCormick was elected as a Republican to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Railways and Canals during the Fifty-first Congress. He was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National

title: Henry Clay

text: 275 electoral votes. Had Clay won New York, which Polk won by a margin of 38,000 votes out of a total of 2.7 million votes, Clay would have won the election. The North and South would come to increased tensions during Polk's presidency over the extension of slavery into Texas and beyond. Clay's son, Henry Clay, Jr., died in the Mexican–American War, fighting under the command of General Zachary Taylor at the Battle of Buena Vista. Defeated yet again, Clay returned to his career as an attorney, and a stream of donations helped Clay retire much of the debt he

title: Henry Clay High School

text: used in the larger cities. Henry Clay was supposed to have all of the latest advances. Perforated ceiling in the music room, good acoustics in the auditorium, built-in lockers with combination locks, a fire gong on each floor, ventilating shutters in the doors, double lighting system, double faced clocks, and a moving picture machine and booth in the auditorium, reported another source. Henry Clay had been said to be one of the finest schools in the South. It had nearly 200 graduates by the end of 1929. Henry Clay High School was so successful academically and athletically that it was

title: Henry Clay Frick House

text: Henry Clay Frick House The Henry Clay Frick House was the residence of the industrialist and art patron Henry Clay Frick in New York City. The mansion is located between 70th and 71st Street and Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side. It was constructed in 1912–1914 by Thomas Hastings of Carrère and Hastings. It was transformed into a museum in the mid-1930s and houses the Frick Collection and the Frick Art Reference Library. The house and library were designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008 for their significance in the arts and architecture as a major repository of a

title: Henry Clay McCormick

text: Convention. He was elected president of the Williamsport & North Branch Railroad in 1892. He served as attorney general of Pennsylvania from 1895 to 1899. He resumed the practice of law and died in Williamsport in 1902. His body is interred at Wildwood Cemetery. Henry Clay McCormick Henry Clay McCormick (June 30, 1844 – May 26, 1902) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Henry C. McCormick was born in Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and Dickinson Seminary in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in

title: Henry Clay

text: (1815–1817), James Brown Clay (1817–1864), and John Morrison Clay (1821–1887). Seven of Clay's children died before him. By 1835 all six daughters had died of varying causes, two when very young, two as children, and the last two as young women: from whooping cough, yellow fever, and complications of childbirth, respectively. Henry Clay, Jr. was killed in the Mexican–American War at the Battle of Buena Vista. Clay's oldest son, Theodore, spent the second half of his life confined to a psychiatric hospital. Lucretia Hart Clay survived her husband, dying in 1864 at the age of 83. She is interred with

title: Henry Clay Sloan

text: City Attorney in Appleton, Wisconsin, and District Attorney, City Attorney and President of the Board of Education (school board) of Superior, Wisconsin. Sloan was originally a Democrat, but changed his affiliation to the Republican. Sloan died in Appleton on February 15, 1915. Henry Clay Sloan Henry Clay Sloan (August 12, 1846 – February 15, 1915) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Henry C. Sloan was born in DeRuyter, New York, on August 12, 1846. His father, A. Scott Sloan, and uncle, Ithamar Sloan, both became members of the United States House of Representatives. On November 19, 1879, he

title: Henry Clay Smith

text: Henry Clay Smith Henry Clay Smith was born February 7, 1874 in Santa Clara, California, one of 12 children born to German immigrants Charles Christian Smith (1838-1927) and Maria Pfieffer (1845-1916). Charles, a co-founder, with his brother of the town of Evergreen, California, now part of San Jose, was a blacksmith, who found success in real estate (Smith Phelps Realty) and lumber (President of Union Mill and Lumber, Co.) Henry studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was mentored by James Hamilton Windrim (1840-1919). Upon graduation, Smith spent four years working with the firm of James H. Windrim &

title: Ashland (Henry Clay estate)

text: Ashland (Henry Clay estate) Ashland is the name of the plantation of the 19th-century Kentucky statesman Henry Clay, located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the central Bluegrass region of the state. It is a registered National Historic Landmark. The Ashland Stakes, a Thoroughbred horse race at Keeneland Race Course that has run annually since the race course first opened in 1936, was named for the historically important estate. Henry Clay came to Lexington, Kentucky from Virginia in 1797. He began buying land for his plantation in 1804. The Ashland farm—which during Clay's lifetime was outside of the city limits—at its largest

title: Henry Clay Moss House

text: owners until livestock breeder Daniel Arthur bought the home in 1895; the home remained in the Arthur family until 1976. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2008. The Edgar County Historical Society currently operates a museum in the home. Henry Clay Moss House The Henry Clay Moss House is a historic house located at 414 N. Main St. in Paris, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1876 for local businessman Henry Clay Moss. The home features a wraparound porch supported by columns, a hipped roof with a bracketed cornice, and a

title: Henry Clay Frick II

text: at age 87 on February 9, 2007, at his Alpine, New Jersey home. Henry Clay Frick II Henry Clay Frick II (October 18, 1919 – February 9, 2007) was an American physician and professor of medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was born on October 18, 1919, in New York City the son of Childs Frick (1883–1965), the paleontologist, and grandson of his namesake, the coke and steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919). He attended St. Paul's School. In 1942 he graduated from Princeton University and then from the medical school in 1944 at Columbia.

title: Henry Clay Frick II

text: Henry Clay Frick II Henry Clay Frick II (October 18, 1919 – February 9, 2007) was an American physician and professor of medicine at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He was born on October 18, 1919, in New York City the son of Childs Frick (1883–1965), the paleontologist, and grandson of his namesake, the coke and steel magnate Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919). He attended St. Paul's School. In 1942 he graduated from Princeton University and then from the medical school in 1944 at Columbia. After World War II he served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Frick

title: Henry Clay

text: Clay's legal work earned him a reputation as a defender of the common man, and Clay began dabbling in politics. Like most other Kentuckians, Clay became a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, but, as Kentucky debated revising its constitution, Clay clashed with the state party leadership. Using the pseudonym "Scaevola" (in reference to Gaius Mucius Scaevola), Clay advocated for direct elections for Kentucky elected officials and the gradual emancipation of slavery in Kentucky. The 1799 Kentucky Constitution included the direct election of public officials, but Clay's advocacy for gradual emancipation fell on deaf ears. In 1803, although not old enough

title: Henry Clay Drexler

text: Henry Clay Drexler Henry Clay Drexler (August 7, 1901 – October 20, 1924) was an Ensign in the United States Navy and a recipient of both the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor. Born in Braddock, Pennsylvania, on August 7, 1901, Drexler grew up in a seaside home in Bethany Beach, Delaware. His father, Louis Drexler, was a Delaware state senator. The family home still stands in Bethany Beach, although it has been moved further inland. Attended Culver Military Academy located in Culver, Indiana. Like his older brother Louis, Henry Drexler attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in

title: Henry Clay Frick

text: is relevant to the history of the Pittsburgh region. Frick's great-grandfather, Henry Overholt (1739-1813) collection is also housed at the Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh Library System, University of Pittsburgh. Henry Clay Frick Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919) was an American industrialist, financier, union-buster, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel manufacturing concern. He also financed the construction of the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Reading Company, and

title: Henry Clay (Niehaus)

text: gift from the Kentucky State Bar Association, it was dedicated on November 19, 1930. Henry Clay (Niehaus) Henry Clay is a 1929 bronze sculpture depicting the lawyer and politician of the same name by Charles Henry Niehaus, installed in the United States Capitol, in Washington D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It is one of two statues donated by the state of Kentucky. The statue was accepted into the collection by Virgil Chapman on March 3, 1929. The statue is one of eight that Niehaus has had placed in the Collection. A plaster version of the work,

title: Henry Clay Sloan

text: Henry Clay Sloan Henry Clay Sloan (August 12, 1846 – February 15, 1915) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Henry C. Sloan was born in DeRuyter, New York, on August 12, 1846. His father, A. Scott Sloan, and uncle, Ithamar Sloan, both became members of the United States House of Representatives. On November 19, 1879, he married Helen Lois Phinney. During the American Civil War, Sloan originally enlisted with the 5th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. Conflicts he took part in include the Battle of the Wilderness, the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, the Battle

title: Henry Clay Yerger

text: In 1958, the school was admitted to the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Henry C. Yerger received the Outstanding Citizen Award for community education and religious services. He served as president, treasurer, and board member of the Arkansas Teachers Association. On February 19, 1936, he decided to rest his soul at the age of 75 years. Henry Clay Yerger Professor Henry Clay Yerger (born December 4, 1860, near Spring Hill, Arkansas) was the son of Sally Yerger and the stepson of Anthony Yerger. He married Miss Ella J. Green and to this union eight children were born,

title: Henry Clay

text: Clay brokered important agreements during the Nullification Crisis and on the slavery issue. As part of the "Great Triumvirate" or "Immortal Trio", along with his colleagues Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, he was instrumental in formulating the Missouri Compromise of 1820, the Compromise Tariff of 1833, and the Compromise of 1850 to ease sectional tensions. He was viewed as the primary representative of Western interests in this group, and was nicknamed "Harry of the West" and "The Western Star". Henry Clay was born on April 12, 1777, at the Clay homestead in Hanover County, Virginia, in a story-and-a-half frame

title: Henry Clay Moss House

text: Henry Clay Moss House The Henry Clay Moss House is a historic house located at 414 N. Main St. in Paris, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1876 for local businessman Henry Clay Moss. The home features a wraparound porch supported by columns, a hipped roof with a bracketed cornice, and a projecting hexagonal bay on its west side. The interior of the home includes home office space and features decorative wooden door and window surrounds and trim as well as a cantilevered flight of stairs. Moss lost the house in 1877, and it passed through a succession of

title: The Henry Clay People

text: 17, 2013 at Echo Park Rising in Los Angeles, CA. The Henry Clay People The Henry Clay People was an indie rock and punk band formed by brothers Joey and Andy Siara. The two began playing with current drummer Eric Scott in 2002 under the name "Vallejo by Knife," which they changed in 2005 to The Henry Clay People. They have toured the United States multiple times, and have performed at Lollapalooza, SXSW, Austin City Limits Festival, Coachella, Riot Fest, Sasquatch Music Festival, and Bunbury Music Festival In March 2010, original drummer Eric Scott rejoined the band for the summer

title: The Henry Clay People

text: The Henry Clay People The Henry Clay People was an indie rock and punk band formed by brothers Joey and Andy Siara. The two began playing with current drummer Eric Scott in 2002 under the name "Vallejo by Knife," which they changed in 2005 to The Henry Clay People. They have toured the United States multiple times, and have performed at Lollapalooza, SXSW, Austin City Limits Festival, Coachella, Riot Fest, Sasquatch Music Festival, and Bunbury Music Festival In March 2010, original drummer Eric Scott rejoined the band for the summer 2010 U.S. Tour with Silversun Pickups and Against Me! Their

title: Henry Clay (Niehaus)

text: Henry Clay (Niehaus) Henry Clay is a 1929 bronze sculpture depicting the lawyer and politician of the same name by Charles Henry Niehaus, installed in the United States Capitol, in Washington D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It is one of two statues donated by the state of Kentucky. The statue was accepted into the collection by Virgil Chapman on March 3, 1929. The statue is one of eight that Niehaus has had placed in the Collection. A plaster version of the work, painted to resemble bronze, is located in the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. A

title: Henry Clay (steamboat)

text: "Henry Clay" and Thomas Collyer (the owner who had been onboard) with murder. More than a year later a trial commenced at the Circuit Court in New York City. Through political maneuvering the federal government took over the trial, deeming the federal government alone had jurisdiction over national waterways. Since there was no proof of premeditation on the part of the officers, the original charge of murder was reduced to manslaughter. For two weeks the newspapers covered the trial testimony. Various circumstances were discussed and certain facts came to light such as who may have been in charge on the

title: Ashland (Henry Clay estate)

text: Charlotte Dupuy, and their children Charles and Mary Ann. Clay took them with him to Washington, DC. Their lives have recently gained new recognition in an exhibit at the Decatur House, where they served Henry Clay for nearly two decades. In 1829, 28 years before the more famous "Dred Scott" challenge, Charlotte Dupuy sued Henry Clay for her freedom and that of her two children in Washington circuit court. She was ordered to stay in Washington while the court case proceeded, and lived there for 18 months, working for Martin Van Buren, the next Secretary of State. Clay took Aaron,

title: Henry Clay

text: called for war, Clay led the House to a quick passage of a declaration of war against Britain. Madison signed the declaration of war on June 18, 1812, and the War of 1812 began. During the war, Clay frequently communicated with Secretary of State James Monroe and Secretary of War William Eustis, though he advocated for the replacement of the latter. Frustrated at Eustis's perceived inaction, Clay urged William Henry Harrison to reinforce the American force at the Siege of Detroit. The war started poorly for the Americans and for Clay, who lost friends and relatives in the fighting. However,

title: Henry Clay Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

text: Henry Clay Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Henry Clay Township is a township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,066 at the 2010 census. The township was created June 9, 1824, from the eastern portion of Wharton Township. It is named for 19th-century American statesman Henry Clay. The northwestern corner of its territory was used to create Stewart Township on November 17, 1855. It is served by the Uniontown Area School District. Unincorporated communities located within the township include Flat Rock, Fiketown, and Elk Park. Henry Clay Township is in the southeast corner of Fayette County. It is

title: Henry Clay

text: Tyler continued to oppose Whig priorities, the possibility of a party switch or third-party run by Tyler loomed. Tyler sought to create a new party opposed to both Clay and Van Buren, the presumed Democratic nominee. Tyler's plans delighted many Whigs who thought that Tyler's efforts would prove more damaging to the Democrats. As 1844 approached, Clay wanted to focus on economic issues, especially the recovering economy which they argued was a result of the Tariff of 1842. However, nativism and the annexation of Texas emerged as major issues during the 1844 election, with the latter in particular upending the

title: James Brown Clay

text: him from doing so. Clay died in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he had gone for his health. He is interred at his family plot in Lexington Cemetery. James Brown Clay James Brown Clay (November 9, 1817 – January 26, 1864) was a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. Born in Washington, D.C., while his father, Henry Clay, was serving in the United States Congress, James Brown Clay was named for the husband of his maternal aunt, James Brown. His brothers were Henry Clay, Jr. and John Morrison Clay. Clay attended a boys' school associated

title: James Brown Clay

text: James Brown Clay James Brown Clay (November 9, 1817 – January 26, 1864) was a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. Born in Washington, D.C., while his father, Henry Clay, was serving in the United States Congress, James Brown Clay was named for the husband of his maternal aunt, James Brown. His brothers were Henry Clay, Jr. and John Morrison Clay. Clay attended a boys' school associated with Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio (founded by family friend Bishop Philander Chase). Later, Clay attended Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky. He worked at a countinghouse in Boston from

title: Henry Clay

text: over Democrats and other non-Whigs. Webster, Ohio Senator Thomas Corwin, Associate Justice John McLean, and Generals Winfield Scott and Zachary Taylor emerged as potential challengers for the Whig nomination. Clay's health was also an issue, as Clay turned 70 years old in 1847, and Clay may have suffered from early-stage tuberculosis in the late 1840s. However, the successful 1846 elections convinced many Whigs that Clay and his classic Whig principles deserved another chance, and Clay remained interested in another run. After his victories in the Mexican–American War, Taylor experienced a surge of popularity; despite his largely unknown political views, Whigs

title: Henry Clay Payne

text: Henry Clay Payne Henry Clay Payne (November 23, 1843 – October 4, 1904) was U.S. Postmaster General from 1902 to 1904 under Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. He died in office and was buried at Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was also a chairman of the Republican National Committee. Payne was born in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, on November 23, 1843, though his birth is sometimes listed incorrectly as September 23. He spent his youth in Massachusetts, and attempted to enlist for the Union Army, but he was rejected from service due to poor health. In 1859, he was graduated

title: Henry Clay Work

text: Henry Clay Work Henry Clay Work (October 1, 1832 – June 8, 1884) was an American composer and songwriter. Work was born in Middletown, Connecticut, to Alanson and Amelia (Forbes) Work. His father opposed slavery, and Work was himself an active abolitionist and Union supporter. His family's home became a stop on the Underground Railroad, assisting runaway slaves to freedom in Canada, for which his father was once imprisoned. Work was self-taught in music. By the time he was 23, he worked as a printer in Chicago, specializing in setting musical type. He allegedly composed in his head as he

title: Henry Clay Dean

text: orator - by nature in the first place, and later by the training of experience and practice. When he was out on a canvass, his name was a lodestone which drew the farmers to his stump from fifty miles around. His theme was always politics. He used no notes, for a volcano does not need notes." - Life on the Mississippi Henry Clay Dean Henry Clay Dean (October 27, 1822 -Feb. 6, 1887) was a Methodist Episcopal preacher, lawyer, orator and author who was a critic of the American Civil War and the Lincoln Administration. Dean was born in Fayette

title: Henry Clay Ide

text: Henry Clay Ide Henry Clay Ide (September 18, 1844 – June 13, 1921) was a U.S. judge, colonial commissioner, ambassador, and Governor-General of the Philippines. Born in Barnet, Vermont in 1844, Ide graduated from Dartmouth College in 1866, where he was named valedictorian. He studied law, first with Benjamin H. Steele, and later with Jonathan Ross, and was admitted to the bar in 1870. He practiced law in St. Johnsbury, Vermont from until 1891, and was the partner of Wendell Phillips Stafford. Among the prospective attorneys who studied law in their office was William H. Taylor, who later served as

title: Henry Clay Niles

text: Henry Clay Niles Henry Clay Niles (October 21, 1850 – September 26, 1918) was a United States federal judge. Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, Niles read law to enter the bar in 1872. He was in private practice in Jackson, Mississippi from 1872 to 1890. He was a Mississippi state representative, in 1878 and in 1886. He worked as a Mississippi state district attorney. He was a United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi from 1890 to 1891. Niles was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi and on the United