Henry Clay Timeline By 19rfamirault Apr 12, 1777 Attended the Old Field School and St. Paul's School in Hanover County, VA. Apr 12, 1797 Studied law in Richmond, admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Lexington, KY Nov 19, 1806 Elected as a Democratic Republican to U.S. Senate filled the vacancy of John Adair Jan 4, 1810 Elected again as Democratic Republican to U.S. Senate Mar 4, 1811 Elected to the Twelfth and Thirteenth Congresses Mar 4, 1815 Elected to the Fourteenth Congress Oct 30, 1815 Elected to fill his own vacancy in Fourteenth Congress Mar 4, 1817 Re-elected to the Fifteenth and succeeding Congress Mar 3, 1823 Elected to the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Congresses May 3, 1825 Appointed Secretary of State by John Quincy Adams Nov 10, 1831 Elected as National Republican to U.S. Senate Mar 4, 1849 Again elected to U.S. Senate Jan 29, 1850 Presented the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act Jun 29, 1852 Died in Washington, D.C.