Clay was a very dominant figure in both the First and Second Party systems. As a leading war hawk in 1812, he favored war with Britain and played a significant role in leading the nation to war in the War of 1812. In 1824 he ran for president and lost, but maneuvered House voting in favor of John Quincy Adams, who made him Secretary of State. Opposing candidate Andrew Jackson denounced the actions of Clay and Adams as part of a "corrupt bargain." Clay ran for president again, and lost the general election in 1832, as the candidate of the National Republican Party, and in 1844 as the candidate of the Whig Party. He was a strong proponent of the American System, fighting for an increase in tariffs to foster industry in the United States, the use of federal funding to build and maintain infrastructure, and a strong national bank. He opposed the annexation of Texas and "Manifest Destiny" policy of Democrats, fearing it would inject the slavery issue into politics. This cost him votes in the close presidential election of 1844. Clay later opposed the Mexican-American War.
Captain Henry Robinson Clay, Jr. was a World War I flying ace credited with eight confirmed aerial victories.
Though born in Plattsburg, Missouri on 27 November 1895, Clay later lived in Fort Worth, Texas.
He was one of the first contingent of American fliers shipped to England to gain seasoning with the Royal Flying Corps. While assigned to 43 Squadron, he claimed a win, but it went unverified. He then transferred to the 148th Aero Squadron. He scored eight times between 16 August and 27 September 1918; on the latter date, he shared in the destruction of a Halberstadt reconnaissance plane with Elliott White Springs. In total, Clay destroyed five Fokker D.VIIs, considered the best fighters in the war, and drove another down out of control; he shared in the destruction of two German reconnaissance planes. Clay was promoted to command of 41st Aero Squadron, but the war ended before it could see action.
He died during the great influenza epidemic, on 17 February 1919.
Henry Clay is a brand of cigars named after early American politician Henry Clay (1777-1852). The cigars are currently manufactured in the Dominican Republic.
History
The Henry Clay brand was first created in the 1840s by the Cuban tobacco magnate, Spanish emigrant Julian Alvarez. The name was proposed by Alvarez when he was in the service of an employer and he maintained it once he was in business for himself.
The Cuban business interest of Alvarez eventually was transferred to a British company named Henry Clay and Bock & Co. Ltd. which was founded in 1888. Henry Clay and Bock & Co. Ltd. would become a component of the Tobacco Trust that, along with other trusts, was an object of the anti-trust legislation of the United States.
The brand is currently in the possession of the Spanish company Altadis, a division of Imperial Tobacco.
Henry Clay was an American side paddle wheel steamboat that was involved in the Hudson River's worst steam disaster, near Riverdale, in The Bronx, New York, on July 28, 1852. The Henry Clay launched in August 1851, was in service between Albany, New York and New York City in competition with other steamships and the Hudson River Railroad which had been completed along the east shore of the Hudson River to East Albany by 1851.
On July 28, 1852, she was sailing on the Hudson River from the river port of Albany, New York, to New York City. As she neared Riverdale, New York, a fire broke out aboard. Reports indicated that upwards of five hundred people were on board with only two lifeboats, which proved useless. Many of the victims came from prestigious families which made the disaster more newsworthy. Among the known victims was Stephen Allen, a former mayor of New York City. Congress, previously reluctant to pursue further steamboat legislation, was forced by the public to push through new regulations.
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Henry Kelly climbed to the top of the tree He was only four or five He took his big wheel to the top of the tree and tried to take a ride Henry Kelly fell and screamed like hell as his body bounced off the branches He fell from the top of the tree to the ground and there wasn't a tooth left in his mouth when he landed And the grown ups said "Oh Henry, Henry Kelly don't you see you could have died?" But the kids said "Henry Kelly you're our hero You can't tell if somethings possible if you don't try" Henry Kelly waited for his big teethe to grow in Then he grew up and he is fine And unless you've heard the story told you might not even notice that he has a crooked smile So all you kids with over protective parents now listen here to me Go out and try stuff, get dirty, get hurt, don't be so scared of everything And the grown ups said "Oh Henry Henry Kelly don't you see you could have died?" But the kids said "Henry Kelly you're our hero Can't tell if somethings possible if you don't try" Kids need to see that kids can be kids and maybe get hurt sometimes They might break some bones or lose some teeth but they hardly ever die I hope that legends still get passed from kid to kid these days About the crazy stunts tried by other kids both long ago and far away Like the one about girl that made a plastic parachute Jumped off the roof and broke her knees Or how Gerald McGuire lost one of his balls when he flipped his A TV Or how Henry Kelly climbed to the top of the tree He was only four or five He took his big wheel to the top of the tree and tired to take a ride
Sen. Cory Booker filibuster on Senate floor tackles spending cuts ... Sen ... On Sept ... In 1841, HenryClay threatened to change Senate rules to limit debate as Democrats refused to stop talking when the Senate Whigs tried to create a national bank ... Oregon Sen.
The Frick, which started with the collection of HenryClay Frick, the Robber Baron-era industrialist, has long been an oasis from the intensity of the city – a home in a grand style but domestic in overall feel ...View image in fullscreen ... Photograph ... .
The art historian Bernard Berenson once sniffed that the Frick, founded by the morally compromised robber-baron philanthropist HenryClay...Born in 1849, Henry Clay Frick is a familiar historical type.
New York's storied Frick Collection will reopen its doors on April 17 after five years closed to the public for a major renovation which curators hope will future-proof the collection of former coal and steel magnate HenryClayFrick....
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Both home and eye belonged to one man, the Pennsylvania-born coke and steel magnate HenryClayFrick, who was rich beyond imagining ... Now they have their own room, appropriately Helen Clay Frick’s former bedroom ... Brutal tactics … Henry Clay Frick.
St Louis Post-Dispatch
27 Mar 2025