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Lexington, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
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Henry Clay and Lucretia Hart (1)
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Henry Clay (1777-1852)was an American statesman known as "The Great Compromiser." Clay was a congressman, senator, speaker of the house, and secretary of state. He was a major promoter of the Missouri Compromise in 1820, the compromise tariff of 1833 that ended the Nullification crisis, and the Compromise of 1850, all efforts to balance the rights of free and slave states. He was twice the unsuccessful Whig candidate for president. His wife, Lucretia Hart Clay, was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Hart. They had eleven children -- six daughters and five sons.

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Simpson History: Henry Clay and His Wife Lucretia.

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