Henry Clay By zamarit_23 Apr 12, 1777 Born Henry Clay was born in Hanover County, Virginia Dec 11, 1803 Elected to state legislature Dec 11, 1807 Elected to state legislature and Speaker of the House Dec 11, 1814 Peace Commissioner at Ghent Mar 7, 1824 Appointed Secretary of State under John Quincy Adams Dec 11, 1828 Rejects offer of appointment to Supreme Court Dec 11, 1832 Authors Compromise Tariff Act Dec 11, 1844 Nominated for Presidency Dec 11, 1849 Returns to U.S. Senate Dec 11, 1851 Resigns from U.S. Senate Jun 29, 1852 Death Henry Clay died in Washington D.C.
