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Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state.
She was said to have been born about 1787. In about 1806, she met and married Aaron Dupuy, a young man held by Henry Clay on his Ashland plantation in Lexington, Kentucky. [2] Condon sold Charlotte to Henry Clay in May 1806, perhaps to allow the young couple to live together. [3] Charlotte and Aaron had two children, Charles and Mary Ann Dupuy.
Henry Clay Jr. (April 10, 1811 – February 23, 1847) was an American politician and soldier from Kentucky, the third son of US Senator and Representative Henry Clay and Lucretia Hart Clay. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1835 and served one term.
Later, he adopted Henry Launey Clay, believed to be his son by an extra-marital relationship while in Russia. [5] In 1878 after 45 years of marriage, Clay divorced his wife, Mary Jane (Warfield) Clay, claiming abandonment after she no longer would tolerate his marital infidelities. [6]
Clay prepared for the bar by working with the Virginia attorney general, Robert Brooke, and he was admitted in 1797. As a young lawyer seeking to establish a successful law practice, Clay relocated to Lexington in November 1797. [3] In 1803, Clay built and occupied the building located on Mill Street near his wife's family residence.
The house was constructed in 1855 and served as residence to five generations of the Clay family — each one leaving distinct changes on the home.
Polk narrowly defeated Henry Clay, who opposed annexation. [114] Lame-duck President Tyler organized a joint House–Senate vote on the Texas treaty which passed, requiring only a simple majority. He signed a bill of annexation on March 1, With President Polk's support, the Texas annexation treaty was approved by the Texas Republic in 1845. [ 115 ]
Frankfort basketball coach Maurice Garrard, center, flanked by Henry Clay’s Brinlee Dumphord, his granddaughter, and Alli Stone (10), a former player in his AAU program. Josh Moore.