Henry Clay By 12120054Z Apr 12, 1777 Birth Born in Hanover county, Virginia Jan 1, 1781 Father dies Dec 3, 1791 Mother moves to Kentucky Dec 3, 1792 Goes to work for George Wythe Dec 3, 1796 Studies law under Robert Brooke Dec 3, 1797 Admitted to bar; moves from Kentucky Apr 11, 1799 Marries Lucretia Hart Dec 3, 1803 Elected to State Legislature Dec 3, 1805 Law professor at Transylvania University Dec 3, 1806 Sent to US State Senate at 29 Dec 3, 1807 elected to state legislature and Speaker of the House Dec 3, 1809 Elected to US senate Dec 3, 1811 Elected to U.S. House of Representatives and Speaker of the House Dec 3, 1814 Peace commissioner at Ghent Dec 3, 1816 Presides at formation of American Colonization Society Dec 3, 1820 Authors second Missouri Compromise Dec 3, 1824 Appointed Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams Dec 3, 1828 Rejects offer of appointment at Supreme Court Dec 3, 1829 Returns to Lexington to farm and practice law Dec 3, 1831 Elected U.S. Senate; nominated for Presidency Dec 3, 1832 Authors Compromise Tariff Act Dec 3, 1836 Elected President of American Colonization Society Dec 3, 1842 Resigns as U.S. Senator Dec 3, 1844 Nominated for Presidency Dec 3, 1849 Returns to US senate Dec 3, 1850 Authors Compromise of 1850 Dec 3, 1851 Resigns for US Senate Jun 29, 1852 Dies in Washington DC