Timeline: Henry Clay | Timetoast

Apr 12, 1777

Henry Clay Born

Henry Clay is born Virginia
Period: Apr 12, 1777 to Jun 29, 1852

Henry Clay
Apr 25, 1797

Henry Clay goes into Law
Jun 25, 1797

Admitted to the Virginia Bar

Henry
Apr 25, 1798

Oppossed the alien and sedition acts of 1798
Apr 25, 1799

Marriage
Apr 25, 1803

political career start
Apr 25, 1811

Elected into the US Senate
Apr 25, 1820

Secretary Years

He was secretary of state under John Quincy Adams in the 1820s
Apr 25, 1824

Secretary of State
Jun 29, 1852

Death

29 June 1852 Henry Clay died