Henry Clay

Noun

Meaning

United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

clay the great compromiser

Examples

The only hero known to my childhood was Henry Clay. Rebecca Harding Davis

Among other candidates, John Quincy Adams had more support than Henry Clay because of his huge popularity among the old Federalist voters in New England. Source: Internet

Brands, p 297 On the last day of the presidency, Jackson admitted that he had but two regrets, that he "had been unable to shoot Henry Clay or to hang John C. Calhoun." Source: Internet

Famous legislator Henry Clay in the mid-19th century was described as an "issue entrepreneur" who looked for issues to serve his ambitions. Source: Internet

Donald (1996), p. 134. His stance closely followed Henry Clay in supporting the American Colonization Society program of making the abolition of slavery practical by its advocation and helping the freed slaves to settle in Liberia in Africa. Source: Internet

Carnegie tried to keep this information concealed, but legal documents released in 1900, during proceedings with the ex-chairman of Carnegie Steel, Henry Clay Frick, revealed how favorable the tariffs had been. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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