Henry Clay

By adamdahill

  • Birth

    Born in the district known as "the Slashes," Hanover County, Va.

  • Studied law in Richmond, Va. ; admitted to the bar in 1797

    1797

  • Member of the state house of representatives

    1803

  • Elected as a democratic republic to the united states senate

    1803

  • Speaker of the house

    1812

  • Leader of the Warhawks

    1812

  • Negotiates treaty of Ghent

    1814

  • Missouri compromise

    1820

  • Tariff Compromise

    1833

  • The Compromise of 1850

    1850

  • Leader of the Whig party

  • Five time unsuccessful presidential candidate