Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 - June 29, 1852) was a nineteenth-century American statesman and orator who represented Kentucky in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He was a dominant figure in both the First Party System to 1824, and the Second Party System after that. Known as "The Great Compromiser" for his ability to bring others to agreement, he was the founder and leader of the Whig Party and a leading advocate of programs for modernizing the economy, … Wikipedia
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Born the seventh son of nine children to the Reverend John and Elizabeth Hudson Clay in Hanover County, Virginia, he had seen British troops under Colonel Banastre Tarleton ransack his family home. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=203
(Gary Nathan), 1869-1943 Callahan, Daniel Callwell, Charles Edward Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 Calthrop, S.R. Calverley, Charles Stuart, 1831-1884 C. S. C. Calvert, George H. www.gutenberg.org/author/H