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Henry Clay's Contribution To Congress

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Henry Clay, Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and planter, statesman, 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 served as Secretary of State under President John Quincy Adams from 1825 to 1829. Clay ran for the president in 1824, 1832 and 1844, while also seeking his party's nomination in 1840 and 1848. However, he was unsuccessful in all of his attempts to reachthe presidency. Despite his presidential losses, Clay remained a dominant figure in the Whig Party, which he helped found in the 1830s. A leading war hawk, Speaker Clay favored war with Britain and played a significant

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