. Some successful Americans . e years later hewas chosen to serve out the unexpired term of John Adairin the United States Senate, being the youngest man everchosen to that office. In fact when he was sworn in helacked a little more than three months of reaching the con-stitutional age, but the question of age qualification seemsnot to have been thought of in his case. Clay so prospered in his profession that when he hadbeen at Lexington only two years he felt justified in marry-ing and buying an estate of six hundred acres near Lex-ington, which he called Ashland. As Clay increased inwealth h
. Some successful Americans . e years later hewas chosen to serve out the unexpired term of John Adairin the United States Senate, being the youngest man everchosen to that office. In fact when he was sworn in helacked a little more than three months of reaching the con-stitutional age, but the question of age qualification seemsnot to have been thought of in his case. Clay so prospered in his profession that when he hadbeen at Lexington only two years he felt justified in marry-ing and buying an estate of six hundred acres near Lex-ington, which he called Ashland. As Clay increased inwealth he grew in popularity also, till he was by far themost popular man in the state. He never became verywealthy, because his hospitalities were always dispropor-tioned to his means. i6o SOME SUCCESSFUL AMERICANS After serving out the unexpired term of Adair in theSenate he was again elected to the Kentucky legislatureand chosen Speaker, which gave him the necessary trainingfor the position w^hich was to come to him in the future,. Ashland, the Home of Henry Clay and in which he was to make his greatest reputation,—the Speakership of the House of Representatives. In thewinter of 1809-18 lo he was again sent to the UnitedStates Senate to serve out the unexpired term (two years)of Buckner Thurston. He made speeches in favor of encour-aging American manufacturing industries, and was recog-nized as a rising man. HENRY CLAY l6l Upon the expiration of his term in the Senate he waschosen a member of the House of Representatives andelected Speaker. This was really the beginning of his greatcareer, his other service having merely prepared him for that time we were on the eve of a war with GreatBritain. Clay deemed war inevitable, and he more thanany other man was responsible for it. It is doubtful if warwould have broken out if he had used his influence to pre-vent it. As it was, the majority in its favor was small bothin the Senate and in the House of Representatives. LaterClay resi
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