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Clay, Henry

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12 Apr. 1777

Ranck, History of Lexington, Kentucky, 205.

Ranck, George W. History of Lexington, Kentucky: Its Early Annals and Recent Progress, Including Biographical Sketches and Personal Reminiscences of the Pioneer Settlers, Notices of Prominent Citizens, Etc., Etc. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke, 1872.

–29 June 1852.

Obituary of Henry Clay, Daily National Intelligencer, 30 June 1852, [3].

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Daily National Intelligencer. Washington DC. 1800–1869.

Lawyer, public speaker, professor, statesman, politician.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005, 833; Obituary of Henry Clay, Daily National Intelligencer, 30 June 1852, [3]; Peter, Transylvania University, 88; “Clay, Henry,” Encyclopedia Britannica, 3:363.

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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005, the Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005, inclusive. Edited by Andrew R. Dodge and Betty K. Koed. Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005.

Daily National Intelligencer. Washington DC. 1800–1869.

Peter, Robert. Transylvania University, Its Origin, Rise, Decline, and Fall. Louisville, KY: John P. Morton, 1896.

The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 32 vols. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1986.

Born in Hanover Co., Virginia.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005, 833.

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Son of John Clay and Elizabeth Hudson.

Old Homes of Hanover County, Virginia, 75–76.

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Old Homes of Hanover County, Virginia. Hanover, VA: Hanover County Historical Society, 1983.

Episcopalian.

Ranck, History of Lexington, Kentucky, 198.

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Admitted to Virginia bar, Nov. 1797.

“Clay, Henry,” Encyclopedia Britannica, 3:363; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005, 833.

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The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 32 vols. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1986.

Moved to Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky, Nov. 1797.

Ranck, History of Lexington, Kentucky, 206.

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Married Lucretia Hart, 11 Apr. 1799, in Lexington.

“Clay, Henry,” Encyclopedia Britannica, 3:363; Ranck, History of Lexington, Kentucky, 206; “Henry Clay,” Individual Record, FamilySearch Ancestral File (Ancestral File no: 31NJ-X2N) (accessed 9 Sept. 2013).

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The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 32 vols. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1986.

FamilySearch Ancestral File. Compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. https://www.familysearch.org/search/family-trees.

Elected Kentucky state representative, 1803–1809.

Ranck, History of Lexington, Kentucky, 178.

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Served as professor of law at Transylvania University in Lexington, beginning 1805, and appointed trustee of university, 1818.

Peter, Transylvania University, 125.

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Peter, Robert. Transylvania University, Its Origin, Rise, Decline, and Fall. Louisville, KY: John P. Morton, 1896.

Served as U.S. representative from Kentucky, 1811–1821, 1823–1825; as U.S. senator, 1806–1807, 1810–1811, 1832–1842; and as U.S. Secretary of State, 1825–1829.

“Clay, Henry,” Encyclopedia Britannica, 3:364; Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005, 833.

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The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 32 vols. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1986.

Ran for U.S. president, 1824, 1832, and 1844.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–2005, 833.

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Died in Washington DC.

Obituary of Henry Clay, Daily National Intelligencer, 30 June 1852, [3].

Comprehensive Works Cited

Daily National Intelligencer. Washington DC. 1800–1869.

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