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Henry Clay, 1777–1852

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The charismatic “Harry of the West” championed national unity as House Speaker and then as a U.S. Senator. Clay tirelessly bridged the growing sectional chasm by brokering the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850.

Charles Niehaus, Bronze, 1928 Back to List >>

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