Henry Clay, American statesman mb-code 42-65759388 'Explanation of Plate XII'

'Explanation of Plate XII'

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He rose from humble origins to become the first Labour Prime Minister in 1924

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Henry Clay, American statesman mb-code 42-65759388 'Explanation of Plate XII'Henry Clay, American statesman, 1850 (1955). Clay (1777 1852) was Secretary of State in the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency three times. One of the dominant political figures of his time, he represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress during his career. From The Gallery of Illustrious Americans. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York,