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Henry Clay the Lawyer
Author | : Maurice G. Baxter |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 150 |
Release | : 2021-12-14 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780813193908 |
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Though he was best known as a politician, Henry Clay (1777-1852) maintained an active legal practice for more than fifty years. He was a leading contributor both to the early development of the U.S. legal system and to the interaction between law and politics in pre-Civil War America. During the years of Clay's practice, modern American law was taking shape, building on the English experience but working out the new rules and precedents that a changing and growing society required. Clay specialized in property law, a natural choice at a time of entangled land claims, ill-defined boundaries, and inadequate state and federal procedures. He argued many precedent-setting cases, some of them before the U.S. Supreme Court. Maurice Baxter contends that Clay's extensive legal work in this area greatly influenced his political stances on various land policy issues. During Clay's lifetime, property law also included questions pertaining to slavery. With Daniel Webster, he handled a very significant constitutional case concerning the interstate slave trade. Baxter provides an overview of the federal and state court systems of Clay's time. After addressing Clay's early legal career, he focuses on Clay's interest in banking issues, land-related economic matters, and the slave trade. The portrait of Clay that emerges from this inquiry shows a skilled lawyer who was deeply involved with the central legal and economic issues of his day.
Henry Clay and the American System
Author | : Maurice G. Baxter |
Publsiher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2004-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813191122 |
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This detailed study of Henry Clay and the American System -- a program of vigorous economic nationalism dependent on active government and constitutional aspects of what was perhaps Clay's greatest contribution to national policy, a contribution that has received surprisingly little study until now. During the first half of the nineteenth century the new United States experienced rapid material growth, transforming a largely agrarian, pre-modern economy into a diversified, industrializing one. As Speaker of the House in the years following the War of 1812, and later as founder of the Whig party, Clay argued strongly for the development of a home market for domestic goods so that Americans would not be dependent on foreign imports. This "American System" was originally little more than a protective tariff on foreign goods, but it soon came to encompass a collection of policies that included a national banking system and distribution of federal funds to improve transportation. Baxter reveals the inner workings of Clay's program and offers the first careful analysis of its successes and failures. This lively and incisive account will appeal to anyone interested in American history and the processes that shaped modern America
The Life and Times of Henry Clay
Author | : Calvin Colton |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 1846 |
Genre | : Lawyers |
ISBN | : UCAL:$B538587 |
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The Life and Times of Henry Clay
Author | : Calvin Colton |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 524 |
Release | : 1846 |
Genre | : Lawyers |
ISBN | : BL:A0026884621 |
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Henry Clay
Author | : James C. Klotter |
Publsiher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 2018-07-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 9780190498061 |
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Charismatic, charming, and one of the best orators of his era, Henry Clay seemed to have it all. He offered a comprehensive plan of change for America, and he directed national affairs as Speaker of the House, as Secretary of State to John Quincy Adams--the man he put in office--and as acknowledged leader of the Whig party. As the broker of the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850, Henry Clay fought to keep a young nation united when westward expansion and slavery threatened to tear it apart. Yet, despite his talent and achievements, Henry Clay never became president. Three times he received Electoral College votes, twice more he sought his party's nomination, yet each time he was defeated. Alongside fellow senatorial greats Daniel Webster and John C. Calhoun, Clay was in the mix almost every moment from 1824 to 1848. Given his prominence, perhaps the years should be termed not the Jacksonian Era but rather the Age of Clay. James C. Klotter uses new research and offers a more focused, nuanced explanation of Clay's programs and politics in order to answer to the question of why the man they called "The Great Rejected" never won the presidency but did win the accolades of history. Klotter's fresh outlook reveals that the best monument to Henry Clay is the fact that the United States remains one country, one nation, one example of a successful democracy, still working, still changing, still reflecting his spirit. The appeal of Henry Clay and his emphasis on compromise still resonate in a society seeking less partisanship and more efforts at conciliation.
Life of Henry Clay Youth The Kentucky lawyer Beginnings in politics Beginnings in legislation The War of 1812 Ghent and London In the House of Representatives The Missouri Compromise Candidate for the Presidency President maker Secretary of State The party chiefs The campaign of 1832
Author | : Carl Schurz |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 1887 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : HARVARD:HX4LUT |
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Henry Clay
Author | : David S. Heidler,Jeanne T. Heidler |
Publsiher | : Random House Trade Paperbacks |
Total Pages | : 656 |
Release | : 2011-05-10 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780812978957 |
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He was the Great Compromiser, a canny and colorful legislator whose life mirrors the story of America from its founding until the eve of the Civil War. Speaker of the House, senator, secretary of state, five-time presidential candidate, and idol to the young Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is captured in full at last in this rich and sweeping biography. David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler present Clay in his early years as a precocious, witty, and optimistic Virginia farm boy who at the age of twenty transformed himself into an attorney. The authors reveal Clay’s tumultuous career in Washington, including his participation in the deadlocked election of 1824 that haunted him for the rest of his career, and shine new light on Clay’s marriage to plain, wealthy Lucretia Hart, a union that lasted fifty-three years and produced eleven children. Featuring an inimitable supporting cast including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay is beautifully written and replete with fresh anecdotes and insights. Horse trader and risk taker, arm twister and joke teller, Henry Clay was the consummate politician who gave ground, made deals, and changed the lives of millions.
The Life and Speeches of Henry Clay
Author | : Henry Clay |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 576 |
Release | : 1842 |
Genre | : Campaign literature |
ISBN | : HARVARD:32044019642560 |
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