henry clay

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Definition von henry clay im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

born April 12, 1777, Hanover county, Va., U.S. died June 29, 1852, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician. He practiced law from 1797 in Virginia and then in Kentucky, where he served in the state legislature (1803-09). He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1811-14, 1815-21, 1823-25); as House speaker (1811-14), he was among those who propelled the U.S. into the War of 1812. He supported a national economic policy of protective tariffs, known as the American System, a national bank, and improvements to internal transportation. His support of the Missouri Compromise earned him the nicknames "The Great Pacificator" and "The Great Compromiser." After his bid for the presidency in 1824 fell short, Clay threw his support to John Quincy Adams, who made him his secretary of state (1825-29). He served in the U.S. Senate (1806-07, 1810-11, and 1831-42), where he supported the compromise tariff of 1833. He was the National Republican Party candidate for president in 1832 and the Whig Party candidate in 1844. In his last Senate term (1849-52) he argued strongly for passage of the Compromise of 1850

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Henry Clay Frick

born , Dec. 19, 1849, West Overton, Pa., U.S. died Dec. 2, 1919, New York, N.Y. U.S. industrialist. He began building and operating coke ovens in 1870 and organized his own company in 1871. From 1889 he served as chairman of Carnegie Steel Co., the world's largest manufacturer of steel and coke. His role in the violent steel strike of 1892 in Homestead, Pa., provoked an anarchist to shoot and stab him, but he survived. He was instrumental in the formation of the U.S. Steel Corp. in 1901. A noted art collector and philanthropist, he bequeathed the Frick Collection to New York City. See also Andrew Carnegie

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Hen·ry Clay

Türkische aussprache

henri kley

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/ˈhenrē ˈklā/ /ˈhɛnriː ˈkleɪ/