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The Great Three. Clay, Calhoun, & Webster. Bio Glossary Update. Henry Clay. “The Great Compromiser”. 1777 - Born in Hanover County, VA 1797 - moved to Lexington, KY 1806 – 1807 - U.S. Senate 1810 – 1811 - U.S. Senate 1811 –1814 - Speaker of the House negotiated Treaty of Ghent
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The Great Three Clay, Calhoun, & Webster Bio Glossary Update
Henry Clay “The Great Compromiser” • 1777 - Born in Hanover County, VA • 1797 - moved to Lexington, KY • 1806 – 1807 - U.S. Senate • 1810 – 1811 - U.S. Senate • 1811 –1814 - Speaker of the House • negotiated Treaty of Ghent • 1815 – 1825 Speaker of the House • American System • Missouri Compromise • 1825 - 1829-Sec. of State for J.Q. Adams • 1831 – 1842 - U.S. Senate • created the compromise tariff to end the Nullification Crisis • 1849 – 1852 - U.S. Senate • Compromise of 1850 • 1824, 1832, 1844 – Ran for President “I’d rather be right than president” - Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun “Champion of States’ Rights” • 1782 - Born in in Abbeville, S.C. • 1811 – 1817 - House of Representatives • Member of War Hawks who called for war with Britain in 1812. • 1817-1825Sec. of War for James Monroe • sought censure of Andrew Jackson for overstepping his authority by invading Spanish Florida in 1818 • 1825 – 1829 - Vice-President for J.Q. Adams • 1829 – 1832 - Vice-President for Jackson • issued Doctrine of Nullification, resigns in Dec 1832 • 1832 – 1843 - U.S. Senate • 1844 – 1845 - Secretary of State for Tyler • Completed the annexation of Texas • 1845 – 1850 - U.S. Senate • Compromise of 1850 • argued to support slavery and the rights of slave holders; died before the final votes on the parts of the Compromise make it law. “In looking back, I see nothing to regret and little to correct.” - John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster “Defender of the Union” • 1782 - Born in Salisbury, New Hampshire • 1813 – 1817-House of Representatives • 1816 - 1823 - Lawyer in Boston, MA • Argued 171 cases before the Supreme Court • 1819 – McCulloch vs. Maryland • defended the Bank of the U.S. and won • 1824 – Gibbons vs. Ogden • defended Gibbons and supported the idea that transportation is part of commerce • 1823 – 1827-House of Representatives • 1827 – 1841 – U.S. Senate • spoke against nullification in the Webster-Hayne Debates • 1836 – Ran for President • 1841 – 1843 – Sec. of State for Tyler • Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1842, settled the boundary between Maine and Canada • 1845 – 1850 - U.S. Senate • supported the Compromise of 1850 against the wishes of his supporters • 1850 – 1852 – Sec. of State for Fillmore “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable” – Daniel Webster
The Great Three Henry Clay John C Calhoun llll • Between 1812 and 1850 had more impact on American gov’t than any three politicians in American history. • None were ever elected president • They left a lasting legacy on American politics • More than the presidents of their day could match. Daniel Webster