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Also Known As The Great Pacificator β€’ The Great Compromiser
Born April 12, 1777 β€’ Virginia
Died June 29, 1852 (aged 75) β€’ Washington, D.C. β€’ United States
Title / Office United States Senate (1849-1852), United States β€’ United States Senate (1831-1842), United States β€’ United States Senate (1810-1811), United States β€’ United States Senate (1806-1807), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic-Republican Party β€’ Whig Party
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1900)
Role In Bank War β€’ Compromise of 1850 β€’ Missouri Compromise β€’ Nullification Crisis β€’ United States presidential election of 1824 β€’ United States presidential election of 1832 β€’ United States presidential election of 1844 β€’ United States presidential election of 1848

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Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Thematic map of the United States showing the results of the 1824 presidential election, with states color-coded by the candidate who received their electoral votes: Jackson (light blue), Adams (pink), Crawford (brown), and Clay (green). Some states are striped to indicate split electoral votes. The map includes electoral vote counts for each state and a legend explaining the outcome and vote distribution. An American flag is faintly displayed in the background.
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1832 presidential election by state, with states color-coded by winning candidate: blue for Jackson (Democratic), red for Clay (National Republican), brown for Floyd (Nullifiers), and tan for Wirt (Anti-Masonic). Electoral vote counts are displayed within each state, and a U.S. flag is faintly visible in the background.
Map of the United States showing the results of the 1844 presidential election, with states colored blue for James K. Polk (Democratic, 170 electoral votes) and purple for Henry Clay (Whig, 105 electoral votes). Each state is labeled with its electoral vote count, and the map is overlaid on a faded American flag background.
1844 presidential campaign political cartoon
Henry Clay: Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay
Henry Clay
Compromise of 1850
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Portrait of Andrew Jackson by Thomas Sully, showing Jackson with gray hair, a serious expression, and wearing a dark coat over a white shirt against a neutral background.
Andrew Jackson
president of United States
American orator and politician Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
American orator, politician, and lawyer
John Calhoun
John C. Calhoun
vice president of United States
U.S. President Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren
president of United States
Digitally restored vector painting of President Thomas Jefferson, shown from the chest up wearing a dark coat and white cravat, with a neutral background.
Thomas Jefferson
president of United States
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams
president of United States
James Monroe
James Monroe
president of United States
Portrait of President James Madison, painted by Asher B. Durand in 1833, showing Madison in formal attire with a white cravat against a dark background.
James Madison
president of United States
John Tyler
John Tyler
president of United States
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor
president of United States
Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore
president of United States
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott
American army officer
William H. Crawford
William H. Crawford
United States government official
Abraham Lincoln portrait
Abraham Lincoln
president of United States
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison
president of United States
James K. Polk
James K. Polk
president of United States
James Buchanan
James Buchanan
president of United States
Aaron Burr
Aaron Burr
vice president of United States
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce
president of United States
Stephen A. Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas
United States senator