Henry Clay
Henry Clay was a Senator and Representative who came to be known as "The Great Compromiser." He was born in Virginia in 1777 and attended public school until moving on to study law at Richmond, Virginia. Clay founded his own law practice in Kentucky in 1797, and six years later, was elected to the House of Representatives of Kentucky as Democratic Republican. He also served terms in the Kentucky Senate beginning in 1806. In 1811, Henry Clay was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Throughout his political career, Clay was known for handling issues of great importance, such as the issue of the national bank, slave-owning states, the Missouri Compromise, international tariffs, and southern grievances. Abraham Lincoln himself looked up to Clay for his skills at making peace and compromising. Henry Clay ran for president unsuccessfully twice in his career in 1824 and 1840. He remained a notable figure in American politics up until his death 1852.
"Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart."
-Henry Clay
"Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart."
-Henry Clay