Answer:
The statesman that was best known for his ability to foster compromise was Henry Clay.
Explanation:
From 1804 to 1809, Henry Clay was a member of the Kentucky legislature, in 1806 and in 1809, he participated in the Washington Senate. In 1810 he managed to be a member of the House of Representatives. Clay was one of the fiercest defenders of the War of 1812 between the United States and the United Kingdom, and after the end of it, negotiated peace in the Treaty of Ghent. President of Congress on several occasions, he promoted protectionism and was interested in strengthening the US economic means. He was the creator of the Missouri Compromise, so he received the nickname of the Great Peacemaker.
Together with John Quincy Adams and Daniel Webster, he coordinated the Whig Party. This party was the great alternative to the Andrew Jackson Democratic Party. He was a presidential candidate on several occasions, and even in the 1832 campaign he managed to be a serious rival for Jackson. Despite his speaker skills and being very popular, Clay was never elected president.
