| Title: | The American Civil War |
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| Moderator: | SMURF::BINDER |
| Created: | Mon Jul 15 1991 |
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who was Henry Clay?
Thanks, Laurie
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| 126.1 | Politician or Cigar? | WMOIS::MACK_J | Thu Jun 23 1994 11:41 | 8 | |
I believe he was a Politician in either the Senate or the
House of Representatives shortly before the Civil War.
Now, there's also a brand of Cigars called "Henry Clay"
About all I can remember.
J
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| 126.2 | Great man. Very great. | SMURF::BINDER | etsi capularis ego vita fruar | Fri Jun 24 1994 09:10 | 15 |
Henry Clay was an American statesman, one of the true greats. He was
born in Virginia. Before the War of 1812, he represented Kentucky in
the Senate, filling two unexpired terms despite his being under the
legal age. He later served in the House on his own hook.
He was one of the "War Hawks" who advocated war with Britain in 1812.
After the war he returned to the House. He was then Secretary of State
under J. Q. Adams. He ran against Jackson for the presidency, and he
worked to reinstate the Second Bank of the United States, over which
Nicholas Biddle had so many problems with the goverhment. :-)
He continued to serve in the Senate, off and on, until his death in
1852. He was known as "The Great Compromiser" for his ability to
mediate between the North and South over the slavery issue.
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| 126.3 | Example... | NEMAIL::RASKOB | Mike Raskob at OFO | Fri Jun 24 1994 13:10 | 5 |
If my memory is correct, he was one of the architects of the
Compromise of 1850, called the Missouri Compromise.
MikeR
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| 126.4 | SECOP1::CLARK | Fri Aug 19 1994 23:30 | 1 | ||
He was also the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay. | |||||