Henry Clay

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Career Highlights

Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1803
U.S. Senate, 1806-07
Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1808-09
Speaker, Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1809
U.S. Senate, 1810-11
U.S. House of Representatives (Republican), 1811-14 - resigned January 19, 1814
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, 1811-14
Commissioner to peace delegation that negotiated Treaty of Ghent, ending War of 1812
U.S. House of Representatives (Republican), 1815-21
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, 1815-21
U.S. House of Representatives, 1823-25 - resigned March 6, 1825
Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, 1823-25
Unsuccessful presidential candidate (Democratic-Republican), 1824
Secretary of State, 1825-29
U.S. Senate (Whig), 1831-42 - resigned March 31, 1842
Unsuccesful presidential candidate (National Republican), 1832
Unsuccessful presidential candidate (Whig), 1844
U.S. Senate, 1849-52

Fun Facts!

Father of Rep. James Brown Clay
First served in the Senate at age 29, despite Constitutional age requirements[1]

External Links

CLAY, Henry from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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