The Great Triumvirate refers to three statesmen who dominated American politics for much of the first half of the 19th century, namely Henry Clay of Kentucky, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. These men's interactions in large part tell the story of politics under the Second Party System. All three were extremely active in politics, served at various times as Secretary of State and served together in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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SOURCE CITATION: McNamara, Robert. "The Great Triumvirate." ThoughtCo, Aug. 31, 2020, thoughtco.com/the-great-triumvirate-1773351.
Author Robert J. McNamara is a history expert and former magazine journalist. He was Amazon.com's first-ever history editor and has bylines in New York, the Chicago Tribune, and other national outlets.
