Clay, Henry (1777-1852)
- Name:
- Clay, Henry (1777-1852)
- Title:
- U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1806-07, 1810-11, 1831-42, 1849-52
U.S. Represenative from Kentucky, 1811-25
Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives, 1811-25
U.S. Secretary of State, 1825-29 - Born:
- 04/12/1777
- Birthplace:
- Hanover County, VA
- Died:
- 06/29/1852
- Death Location:
- Washington, DC
- Residence:
- Hanover County, VA
Richmond, VA
Lexington, KY - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Statesman, orator
- Father:
- Rev. John Clay
- Mother:
- Elizabeth Hudson Clay
- Relations:
- Defended Aaron Burr in 1806 trial but later grew to dislike him.
- Spouse:
- Lucretia Hart , m. 04/11/1799
- Children:
- Henrietta (1800�1801), Theodore (1802�1870), Thomas (1803�1871), Susan (1805�1825), Anne (1807�1835), Lucretia (1809�1823), Henry, Jr.(1811�1847), Eliza (1813�1825), Laura (October 1815-1817), James Brown (1817�1864), and John (1821�1887
- Notes:
- Formed the "Great Triumvirate" or "Immortal Trio," along with his colleagues Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun. Reportedly, Clay was the greatest orator of the three.
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