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Henry Clay's Effects On The United States
Henry Clay was born in Hanover County Virginia on April 12, 1777. He attended public schools and he later became the apprentice of a respected lawyer in Richmond, Virginia named George Wythe. After Clay was admitted to the bar in 1797 (at the age of twenty) he moved to Lexington, Kentucky where he opened his own law practice. He quickly made a name for himself with his brilliance in and out of the court room. He did not stay at his law practice long before he moved to politics. Clay was an American Statesman who severed in both the House of Representatives and Senate. He also made five failed bids at the US Presidency. Although he never became president he had a profound effect on our country. He applied himself to many different issues such
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