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Henry Clay Timeline

  • Birth

    Henry Clay is born in Hanover County, Virginia,
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    Henry Clay

  • Law Professor

    He becomes a law professor at Transylvania University.
  • Senate

    Sent to the U.S. Senate for the first time.
  • Speaker of the House

    Elected to state legislature and Speaker of the House.
  • Elected to U.S. senate.

  • House

    Elected to U.S. House of Representatives and Speaker of the House.
  • Peace Commissioner at Ghent

  • American Colonization Society

    Forrmation of American Colonization Society.
  • Missouri Compromise

    Authors the second Missouri Compromise.
  • Secretary of State

    Appointed Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams.
  • Supreme Court

    Rejects offer of appointment to Supreme Court.
  • Break

    Returns to Lexington to farm and practice law.
  • Nominated

    Elected U.S. Senate; nominated for Presidency.
  • Compromise Tariff Act

    Authors Compromise Tariff Act.
  • American Colonization Society

    Elected President of American Colonization Society.
  • Resigns as U.S. Senator.

  • Nominated for Presidency.

  • Returns to U.S. Senate.

  • Authors Compromise of 1850.

  • Resigns from U.S. Senate.

  • Dies in Washington D.C.