I pay my personal tribute to Sam Rayburn, stalwart Texan and great American, not only because today he establishes a record of having served as Speaker of the House of Representatives more than twice as long as Henry Clay, but because of the contributions he has made to the welfare of the people of the Nation during his almost half century of service as a Member of Congress.

" He closely followed Henry Clay in supporting the American Colonization Society program of making the abolition of slavery practical by helping the freed slaves to settle in Liberia in Africa.

From the early 1830s, Lincoln was a steadfast Whig and professed to friends in 1861 to be, " an old line Whig, a disciple of Henry Clay ".

* 1777 – Henry Clay, American statesman ( d. 1852 )

Henry Clay introduced in the Senate a series of resolutions, the Compromise of 1850, to allow admission while addressing concerns of both sides of the issue ; at the same time Johnson introduced a similar more streamlined version of compromise in the House.

At the suggestion of his friend Benjamin Ruff, Carnegie's partner Henry Clay Frick had formed the exclusive South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club high above Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

In doing so, Carnegie left mediation of the dispute in the hands of his associate and partner Henry Clay Frick.

Carnegie tried to keep this information concealed, but legal document released in 1900, during proceeding with the ex-chairman of Carnegie Steel Henry Clay Frick revealed how favorable the tariffs had been.

* Henry Clay Ide, American commissioner to Samoa and the Philippines

He supported the ornithologist John James Audubon, the poet / writer Edgar Allan Poe, and the presidential campaign of Henry Clay.

His opponents included John C. Calhoun, William H. Crawford, Henry Clay, and the hero of New Orleans, Andrew Jackson.

Paul Nagel argues that his political acumen was not any less developed than others were in his day, and notes that Henry Clay, one of the era's most astute politicians, was a principal advisor to Adams and supporter throughout his presidency.

One of the issues which divided the administration was protective tariffs, of which Henry Clay was a leading advocate.

His opposition to slavery made him, along with Henry Clay, one of the leading opponents of Texas annexation and the Mexican – American War.

* 1850 – Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the U. S. Congress.

* 1857 – Henry Clay Folger, American businessman and philanthropist, founder of the Folger Shakespeare Library ( d. 1930 )

The predominant faction, the " War Hawks ," were led by House Speaker Henry Clay.

An angry public elected a “ war hawk ” Congress, led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun.

Disorganization and failure to agree on William H. Crawford, Daniel Tompkins, Henry Clay or another possible contender weakened opposition to Monroe.

Monroe decided on political grounds not to offer Henry Clay the State Department, and Clay turned down the War Department and remained Speaker of the House, so Monroe lacked an outstanding westerner in his cabinet.

Monroe was part of the American Colonization Society formed in 1816, which members included Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson.

Polk was the surprise ( dark horse ) candidate for president in 1844, defeating Henry Clay of the rival Whig Party by promising to annex Texas.

Though Jackson had won the popular vote, neither he nor any of the other candidates ( John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and William H. Crawford ) had won a majority of the electoral vote.

Polk's Whig opponent in the 1844 presidential election was Henry Clay of Kentucky.

* A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787 – 1825 For Henry Clay's election results.

# Horrid Henry Wakes the Dead ( 2009 ) ( Horrid Henry and the TV Remote, Horrid Henry's School Election, Horrid Henry's Bad Present, Horrid Henry Wakes the Dead )

* Horrid Henry Shows Who's Boss ( 2010 ): Stories comprise: Horrid Henry's Christmas Lunch, Horrid Henry's Arch Enemy, Moody Margaret's Makeover, Horrid Henry's Newspaper, Horrid Henry's Author Visit, Horrid Henry and The TV Remote, Horrid Henry's School Election, Moody Margaret's School, Horrid Henry's Bedtime, Horrid Henry's Diary.

That year, the newly established Liberal government of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman called a General Election — resulting in the demolition of the Conservative party ( now in Opposition ) and the landslide affirmation of the Liberals.

In the House, Broward supported many progressive initiatives, including a state dispensary bill and a law allowing insanity as grounds for divorce ( at the request of powerful developer Henry Flagler ), but the most important was the state's Primary Election Law act.

David Henry stood as a parliamentary candidate in the 2010 General Election against former minister Hazel Blears.

Early in January, 1844 he had a conference with Henry and William in New Orleans, and upon learning of Gorham's intention, Henry remonstrated calmly but firmly with his brother.

* Henry Austin ( baseball ) ( 1844 – 1904 ), American baseball player

* 1844 – James Henry Greathead, English engineer ( d. 1896 )

Henry John Heinz ( October 11, 1844 – May 14, 1919 ) was an American businessman of German descent who founded the H. J. Heinz Company.

His father Henry Nottidge Moseley ( 1844 – 91 ), who died when Henry Moseley was quite young, was a biologist and also a professor of anatomy and physiology at the University of Oxford, who had been a member of the Challenger Expedition.

* 1932 – Henry Eyster Jacobs, American theologian ( b. 1844 )

The children were: Jenny Caroline ( m. Longuet ; 1844 – 83 ); Jenny Laura ( m. Lafargue ; 1845 – 1911 ); Edgar ( 1847 – 1855 ); Henry Edward Guy (" Guido "; 1849 – 1850 ); Jenny Eveline Frances (" Franziska "; 1851 – 52 ); Jenny Julia Eleanor ( 1855 – 98 ) and one more who died before being named ( July 1857 ).

* 1757 – Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, English statesman ( d. 1844 )

* 1844 – Henry Heinz, American food manufacturer ( d. 1916 )

An impressive demonstration occurred on May 1, 1844, when news of the Whig Party's nomination of Henry Clay for U. S. President was telegraphed from the party's convention in Baltimore to the Capitol Building in Washington.

By 1844, the Whigs began their recovery by nominating Henry Clay, who lost to Democrat James K. Polk in a closely contested race, with Polk's policy of western expansion ( particularly the annexation of Texas ) and free trade triumphing over Clay's protectionism and caution over the Texas question.

* May 14 – Henry John Heinz, American businessman ( b. 1844 )

* October 21 – James Henry Greathead, British engineer and inventor ( b. 1844 )

* July 7 – Henry Eyster Jacobs, American Lutheran theologian ( b. 1844 )

* May 30 – Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ( d. 1844 )

* December 4 – U. S. presidential election, 1844: James K. Polk defeats Henry Clay.

In the United States presidential election of 1844, Democrat James K. Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay in a close contest that turned on foreign policy, with Polk favoring the annexation of Texas and Clay opposed.

The incumbent President in 1844 was John Tyler, who had ascended to the office of President upon the death of William Henry Harrison.

His uncle, Theodore Frelinghuysen ( 1787 – 1862 ), was Attorney General of New Jersey from 1817 to 1829, was a U. S. Senator from New Jersey from 1829 to 1835, was the Whig candidate for Vice President of the United States on the Henry Clay ticket in the 1844 Presidential election, and was Chancellor of New York University from 1839 until 1850 and president of Rutgers College from 1850 to 1862.

The victory of James K. Polk ( Democrat ) over Henry Clay ( Whig ) in the 1844 presidential election had caught the southern Whigs by surprise.