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Research Topics on: henry clay whig

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Books on: henry clay whig

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Journal Articles on: henry clay whig

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Magazine Articles on: henry clay whig

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Newspaper Articles on: henry clay whig

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    Lincoln's Family among Those Split for Battle
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 16, 2002
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...politicians were as distinguished as Henry Clay, the great Whig compromiser. While he attempted...broke apart his family. Three of Clays grandsons joined the Federal Army...killed at Vicksburg. Furthermore, Clays son was offered a position in the...
     
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    Polk's Sea-to-Sea Vision Fulfilled
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 27, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...opponent from Missouri, Sen. Thomas Hart Benton; and Henry Clay, the last great Whig, at 71 still a giant of American politics and still...part by that dynamic dynast of American politics, Henry Clay, whose magnified presence shone over the nation...
     
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    He May Have Age and Experience, but History Isn't on Senator's Side
    Newspaper article by Thomas V. Dibacco; The Washington Times, March 21, 1996
    Subjects: 
    Lincoln, Abraham
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Republican nominee, Secretary of State James Monroe. * Henry Clay, nominated by the Whig Party in 1832, failed in his bid to oust Democratic...of 1848, lost to military hero Zachary Taylor, a Whig. * Democratic candidate Stephen A. Douglas had...
     
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    Lawmaker Gives Constituent Grant His Start; 18th President Rewards His Early Patron
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 28, 2002
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    Grant, Ulysses S.
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...He affiliated with the Whig Party, where he came to...was chosen to nominate Henry Clay for president at the Whig...Confederate strongholds, Forts Henry and Donelson. When Grant...commanding officer, Gen. Henry W. Halleck, Washburne...
     
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    Noted for His Bravery and Temper
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 23, 2008
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    Meacham, Jon
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...which Jackson handily defeated his Whig opponent, Henry Clay. Immediately after Jacksons re...if necessary. In this crisis, Clay sponsored a compromise tariff schedule...had been misled by the likes of Clay. He personalized policy differences...
     

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Encyclopedia Articles on: henry clay whig

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    Clay, Henry
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    CLAY, HENRY 1777 1852, American...years old, and Clays formal schooling...accusation impeded Clays future political...Senator In 1828, Clay again supported...call themselves Whigs (because they...tyranny"; see Whig party ). Hoping...embarrass Jackson, Clay led the opposition...overwhelmingly reelected. Clays chagrin was buried...
     
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    Whig Party
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Whigs and "higher law" Whigs (the term "higher law...sectional interests. Both Clay and Webster died during...Winfield Scott , the Whig presidential candidate...largest segments. Other Whigs, led by Fillmore, drifted...See A. C. Cole, The Whig Party in the South...1970); G. R. Poage, Henry Clay and the Whig Party...
     
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    Harrison, William Henry
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...he advanced to defeat Gen. Henry Procter and establish American...became regarded as a compromise Whig candidate between Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. Presidential...The Presidencies of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler (1989...
     
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    Ewing, Thomas
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Ohio in the U.S. Senate (1831 37) and supported Henry Clay in the Whig fight against the Jackson administration. Ewing was Secretary of the Treasury under President William Henry Harrison and his successor, President Tyler, from...
     
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    Rives, William Cabell
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...Independent Treasury System and supported William H. Harrison for President in 1840; by 1844, when he backed Henry Clay, he was definitely a Whig. From 1849 to 1853 he was again minister to France. In 1861 he was a member of the peace convention at...
     

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