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Henry Clay was perhaps the most
famous statesman in the country before the Civil War. After
his death in 1852, he became even more beloved to his followers and
even his enemies had a hard time finding anything bad to say about
the "Great Compromiser".
During the Civil War, many
souvenir CDVs (carte-de-visite) were produced of famous people,
usually Generals and Presidents. This one from 1862 show Henry
and his wife Lucretia (As shown below). |
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Henry Clay's official Speaker portrait |
| Served as the 8th, 10th and 13th
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
during the following dates: |
| In office - March 4, 1811 – January
19, 1814 |
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| In office - March 4, 1815 – October
28, 1820 |
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| In office - March 4, 1823 – March 4,
1825 |
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