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Meanings of Henry Clay in English
United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)
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Examples for "Clay"
Examples for "Clay"
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In 1824 Jackson received ninety-nine; Adams, eighty-four; Crawford, forty-one; and Clay, thirty-seven.
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Occasionally, Mr. Clay was very imperious and displayed bad temper in debate.
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Henry Clay's proposal, The campaign of 1848; General Taylor vs. General Cass.
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Chris Clay is an education consultant, specialising in science and technology education.
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On the Resolutions of Mr. Clay relative to Slavery in the Territories
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Many Southerners were extremely dissatisfied as well, arguing that Clay, the Great Compromiser, had sold out his native South.
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The great compromiser was himself a compromise.
Usage of Henry Clay in English
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The Whigs nominated Henry Clay; and the Liberty party, James G. Birney.
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The Todd family counted as a neighbor Henry Clay, rising Kentucky politician.
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The impassioned voice of Henry Clay rose from the Chamber of Representatives.
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Of all these physicians Henry Clay was the most skilful and effective.
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He observes that at the last election he voted for Henry Clay.
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To this method Henry Clay, of Kentucky, Horace Mann, of Massachusetts; Rev.
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Later he had a life of Henry Clay, whom he nearly idolized.
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His competitors were John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William H. Crawford.
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For example, Amos Kendall, later postmaster-general, was tutor in Henry Clay's family.
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Project Gutenberg's Henry Clay's Remarks in House and Senate, by Henry Clay
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Young members in Congress who favor war with England elect Henry Clay speaker
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In 1832 he was a delegate to the Convention which nominated Henry Clay.
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I have read and I repeat the words of Henry Clay:
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The speaker who held the crowd spellbound for two hours was Henry Clay.
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I went over in Kentucky more than once an' heard Henry Clay speak.
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His big nose and mouth and Henry Clay forehead denied all of this.