YOU ARE HERE -> c1820s-1852 Henry Clay rose in an era when appearing to be a “commoner” was advantageous for one’s political image. Andrew Jackson, the “common man,” benefited from this perception. Henry Clay himself was known as the “Great Commoner,” but for Clay this was no act; in his words and behaviors, he personified … More We Were Soon Perfectly At Home, As Everyone Must Be With Mr. Clay
YOU ARE HERE -> up to 1852 Even though Henry Clay spent much of the year away from Ashland—in Washington, DC and other travel—when he was at home, he received many of the most important figures of his time, including his fellow American statesmen, lawyers, judges, educators, clergymen, merchants, doctors, members of the English nobility, … More Famous Visitors to Henry Clay’s Ashland
YOU ARE HERE -> c1820s-1852 Henry Clay lived in an era when appearing to be a “commoner” was advantageous for one’s political image. Andrew Jackson benefited from this perception. But it seems that Henry Clay was naturally unpretentious and—especially when home at Ashland—markedly informal. Clay’s grandson-in-law Major McDowell said that Henry Clay was a “believer … More We Were Soon Perfectly At Home, As Everyone Must Be With Mr. Clay
YOU ARE HERE -> c1820s-1852 Henry Clay lived in an era when appearing to be a “commoner” was advantageous for one’s political image. Andrew Jackson benefited from this perception. But it seems that Henry Clay was naturally unpretentious and—especially when home at Ashland—markedly informal. Clay’s grandson-in-law Major McDowell said that Henry Clay was a “believer … More We Were Soon Perfectly At Home, As Everyone Must Be With Mr. Clay
YOU ARE HERE -> c1820s-1852 Henry Clay lived in an era when appearing to be a “commoner” was advantageous for one’s political image. Andrew Jackson benefited from this perception. But it seems that Henry Clay was naturally unpretentious and—especially when home at Ashland—markedly informal. Clay’s grandson-in-law Major McDowell said that Henry Clay was a “believer … More We Were Soon Perfectly At Home, As Everyone Must Be With Mr. Clay
YOU ARE HERE -> c1820s-1852 Henry Clay lived in an era when appearing to be a “commoner” was advantageous for one’s political image. Andrew Jackson benefited from this perception. But it seems that Henry Clay was naturally unpretentious and—especially when home at Ashland—markedly informal. Clay’s grandson-in-law Major McDowell said that Henry Clay was a “believer … More We Were Soon Perfectly At Home, As Everyone Must Be With Mr. Clay
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