Henry Clay, Sr. biography at QuotationFun

A Short Biography of Henry Clay, Sr.

Author Name:

Henry Clay, Sr.

Born As:

Henry Clay

Other Names:

Henry Clay

Born:

12 Apr 1777

Died:

29 Jun 1852




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Statesman, orator and politician                          
                          
Mother Elizabeth Hudson Clay
Father Reverend John Clay - the seventh of nine children.
Wife Lucretia Hart - eleven children.                          
                          
Owned as many as 60 slaves at once.
The first person to lie in state in the United States Capitol.
Clay is a second cousin of Cassius M. Clay.
U.S. Senator Henry Clay introduced the Mint Julep drink to Washington, D.C. at the famous Willard Hotel during his residence in the city.