Henry Clay Autographs

Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He was the seventh House speaker as well as the ninth secretary of state. He unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections. He helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Great Triumvirate" of Congressmen, alongside fellow Whig Daniel Webster and Democrat John C. Calhoun.
Clay was born in Virginia, in 1777, and began his legal career in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1797. As a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Clay won election to the Kentucky state legislature in 1803 and to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1810. He was chosen as Speaker of the House in early 1811 and, along with President James Madison, led the United States into the War of 1812 against Great Britain. In 1814, he helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent, which brought an end to the War of 1812, and then after the war, Clay returned to his position as Speaker of the House and developed the American System, which called for federal infrastructure investments, support for the national bank, and high protective tariff rates. In 1820 he helped bring an end to a sectional crisis over slavery by leading the passage of the Missouri Compromise. Clay finished with the fourth-most electoral votes in the multi-candidate 1824-1825 presidential election and used his position as speaker to help John Quincy Adams win the contingent election held to select the president. President Adams then appointed Clay to the prestigious position of secretary of state; as a result, critics alleged that the two had agreed to a "corrupt bargain".
Despite receiving support from Clay and other National Republicans, Adams was defeated by Democrat Andrew Jackson in the 1828 presidential election. Clay won election to the Senate in 1831 and ran as the National Republican nominee in the 1832 presidential election. Clay was defeated decisively by President Jackson primarily due to his support for the national bank, which Jackson vehemently opposed. After the 1832 election, Clay helped bring an end to the nullification crisis by leading passage of the Tariff of 1833. During Jackson's second term, opponents of the president including Clay, Webster, and William Henry Harrison created the Whig Party, and through the years, Clay became a leading congressional Whig.
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Traded items with a signature of Henry Clay

The most expensive item with a signature of Henry Clay (J.Q. ADAMS & HENRY CLAY SIGNED MEDITERRANEAN SHIP’S PASSPORT ~ SUPERB CONDITION) was sold in March 2025 for $4,045.00 while the cheapest item (Henry Clay Evans New York Representative 1800's signed) found a new owner for $2.13 in June 2008. The month with the most items sold (2) was July 2013 with an average selling price of $10.00 for an autographed item of Henry Clay. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $4,045.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.50 was January 2023. In average, an autographed item from Henry Clay is worth $181.50.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Henry Clay were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Henry Clay (1777-1952) autograph 2x3.5 cut US Secretary of State BAS Slabbed	$550.00
	Henry Clay (1777-1952) autograph 2x3.5 cut US Secretary of State BAS Slabbed	$550.00
	Henry Clay (1777-1952) autograph 2x3.5 cut US Secretary of State BAS Slabbed	$550.00
	HENRY CLAY letter signed Free Frank and Photo Beautifully Matted 11X15	$595.00
	HENRY CLAY letter signed Free Frank and Photo Beautifully Matted 11X15	$595.00
	HENRY CLAY letter signed Free Frank and Photo Beautifully Matted 11X15	$595.00
	Henry Clay, Secretary of State, Signed Free Frank Envelope Autograph	$350.00
	Henry Clay, Secretary of State, Signed Free Frank Envelope Autograph	$350.00
	Henry Clay, Secretary of State, Signed Free Frank Envelope Autograph	$350.00
	J.Q. ADAMS & HENRY CLAY SIGNED MEDITERRANEAN SHIP’S PASSPORT ~ SUPERB CONDITION	$4,045.00
	J.Q. ADAMS & HENRY CLAY SIGNED MEDITERRANEAN SHIP’S PASSPORT ~ SUPERB CONDITION	$4,045.00
	J.Q. ADAMS & HENRY CLAY SIGNED MEDITERRANEAN SHIP’S PASSPORT ~ SUPERB CONDITION	$4,045.00
	JOHN SERGEANT (1779-1852) 1832 VP Nominee Henry Clay Ticket! Signature Cut LOOK!	$19.95
	JOHN SERGEANT (1779-1852) 1832 VP Nominee Henry Clay Ticket! Signature Cut LOOK!	$19.95
	JOHN SERGEANT (1779-1852) 1832 VP Nominee Henry Clay Ticket! Signature Cut LOOK!	$19.95