Langdon Cheves led the opposition in Congress to the creation of the Second Bank of the United States.

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Henry Clay was a leading proponent of the Second Bank of the United States, while opposition was more associated with figures like Andrew Jackson, who famously vetoed its recharter. Langdon Cheves, however, was actually the president of the Second Bank of the United States from 1819 to 1822, not a leader of opposition against its creation.

Langdon Cheves Led the Opposition in Congress to the Creation