Henry Clay, American statesman mb-code 42-65759388 the fashion in 1818

the fashion in 1818

Vice President of the Committee of Council upon Education addressing a group of working-class children

'Explanation of Plate XII'

Original is oil on canvas 56x23

Henry Clay, American statesman mb-code 42-65759388 the fashion in 1818Henry Clay, American statesman, 1850 (1955). Clay (1777 1852) was Secretary of State in the administration of John Quincy Adams, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency three times. One of the dominant political figures of his time, he represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress during his career. From The Gallery of Illustrious Americans. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan, Bonanza Books, New York,