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studied law
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married Lucretia Hart
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elected to state legislature
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law professor of Transylvania University
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sent to U.S. Senate at age 29
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elected to state legislature and speaker of the house
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elected to U.S. senate
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elected to U.S. house of representatives and speaker of the house
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appointed secretary of state under John Quincy Adams
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rejects offer of appointment to supreme court
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returns to Lexington to farm and practice law
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elected U.S. senate and nominated for presidency
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elected president of American colonization society
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resigns as U.S. senator
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nominated for presidency
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returns to U.S. senate
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resigns from U.S. senate
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dies in Washington D.C.