{"slug": "henry-clay", "label": "Henry Clay", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Clay", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319630", "qid": "Q319630", "description": "American politician from Kentucky (1777-1852)", "entries": 8, "years": 7, "span": [1777, 1852], "span_label": ["1777 CE", "1852 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 6}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "whig-party-united-states", "label": "Whig Party (United States)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "united-states-congress", "label": "United States Congress", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "andrew-jackson", "label": "Andrew Jackson", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-quincy-adams", "label": "John Quincy Adams", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "u-s-house-of-representatives", "label": "U.S. House of Representatives", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "william-henry-harrison", "label": "William Henry Harrison", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-tyler", "label": "John Tyler", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "harrisburg-pennsylvania", "label": "Harrisburg, Pennsylvania", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "united-states-senator", "label": "United States Senator", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "james-k-polk", "label": "James K. Polk", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1777, "year_label": "1777 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "April 12", "text": "April 12 – Henry Clay, American politician (d. 1852)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349829024#April–June", "title": "1777", "revid": 1349829024, "section": "Births › April–June"}}, {"year": 1824, "year_label": "1824 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 3", "text": "December 3 – 1824 United States presidential election: None of the four candidates for U.S. president— Andrew Jackson, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay or William H. Crawford— gain a majority of the electoral votes, although Jackson has a plurality of 40.5% of the popular vote. John C. Calhoun wins a majority of the electoral votes for Vice President. The election for President is carried out by the U.S. House of Representatives on February 9, 1825, pursuant to the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, with each of the 24 states having a vote, of which Adams receives 13 votes for the minimum majority necessary .", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359333471#October–December", "title": "1824", "revid": 1359333471, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1834, "year_label": "1834 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 14", "text": "April 14 – The Whig Party is officially named by United States Senator Henry Clay.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360367111#April–June", "title": "1834", "revid": 1360367111, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1839, "year_label": "1839 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 6", "text": "December 6 – The Whig Party (United States), at its first ever national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, nominates former U.S. Army General William Henry Harrison to be its candidate for President of the United States in the 1840 election. Although Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky has received 103 of the 128 necessary votes on the first ballot, he obtains only 90 on the final vote, while Harrison gets 148. Former U.S. Senator John Tyler is unanimously nominated for vice president.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360384794#October–December", "title": "1839", "revid": 1360384794, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1844, "year_label": "1844 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 4", "text": "December 4 – 1844 United States presidential election: James K. Polk defeats Henry Clay.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372570203#October–December", "title": "1844", "revid": 1372570203, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1850, "year_label": "1850 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 29", "text": "January 29 – Henry Clay introduces the Compromise of 1850 to the United States Congress.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365770371#January–March", "title": "1850", "revid": 1365770371, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1852, "year_label": "1852 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 29", "text": "June 29 – Henry Clay, American statesman (b. 1777)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354165010#January–June", "title": "1852", "revid": 1354165010, "section": "Deaths › January–June"}}, {"year": 1852, "year_label": "1852 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 1", "text": "July 1 – American statesman Henry Clay is the first to receive the honor of lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354165010#July–September", "title": "1852", "revid": 1354165010, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}