Henry Clay

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Other Names: None

Assumed Gender: Male

Birth Date: 1777

Birth Place: Unknown

Death Date: 1852

Death Place: Washington

Affiliations: United States Government

Notes: Lawyer, politician, and skilled orator who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. He served three non-consecutive terms as Speaker of the House of Representatives and was also Secretary of State from 1825 to 1829. Clay ran for the presidency several times..

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