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Also Known As The Great Compromiser • The Great Pacificator
Born April 12, 1777 • Virginia
Died June 29, 1852 (aged 75) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Title / Office United States Senate (1849-1852), United States • United States Senate (1831-1842), United States • United States Senate (1810-1811), United States • United States Senate (1806-1807), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic-Republican Party • Whig Party
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1900)
Role In Bank War • Compromise of 1850 • Missouri Compromise • Nullification Crisis

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