The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . ernment began. Their early attachment to theirnative country was shown in naming the following counties: Clay Knox Newton Fayette Liberty Shelby Jackson Madison Washington Jasper Marion Jefferson Montgomery -^^. CLAY. Henry Clay was born in Hanover County, Virginia, April12, 1777. His father, who was a Baptist minister, died in1781. His mother was a woman of vigorous intellect and greatenergy. She reared her fam-ily in comparative comfort butHenry Clays early years wereyears of much labor and littleeducation. It was then that he was
The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . ernment began. Their early attachment to theirnative country was shown in naming the following counties: Clay Knox Newton Fayette Liberty Shelby Jackson Madison Washington Jasper Marion Jefferson Montgomery -^^. CLAY. Henry Clay was born in Hanover County, Virginia, April12, 1777. His father, who was a Baptist minister, died in1781. His mother was a woman of vigorous intellect and greatenergy. She reared her fam-ily in comparative comfort butHenry Clays early years wereyears of much labor and littleeducation. It was then that he was of-ten seen going to mill on thePamunky River, mounted on ascrub pony with a meal bag fora saddle, and a rope for a bridle,and from this circumstance hebecame known as The mill boyof slashes. Up to the age of 14 he had received only three years of schooling. He wasplaced in the store of Richard Denny of Richmond, and a yearlater he obtained the position of Deputy Clerk in the HighCourt of Chancery. In 1792, his family removed to Wood-ford County, 54 The History and Geography of Texas While employed as clerk in Richmond, Va., he attracted theattention of Chancellor Wythe, who was attracted to him andhe made him his private secretary and encouraged him to studylaw, which he afterward did in the office of Robert Brock, At-torney General of Virginia. Having obtained his license topractice, he moved to Lexington, Ky., in November 1797. Hemade his first public speech in Lexington in the summer of1798, on the alien and sedition laws, and thus won his firstlaurels as an orator. 1803 he was elected to the lower houseof the Legislature and served until 1806, when he was chos-en United States Senator, to succeed General Adair. Afterserving out that term, he resumed the practice of law. In1807 he was again elected to the Legislature of Kentucky andwas made Speaker of the House, serving in that capacity un-til 1809, when he was returned to the Senate of the UnitedStates to fill o
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