HALL OF THE SECRETARIES OF STATE

Henry Clay

State of Residency:	Kentucky
Appointment:	Mar 7, 1825
Entry on Duty:	Mar 7, 1825
Termination of Appointment:	Mar 3, 1829
Presidency:	Adams

As Secretary of State:

Negotiated a number of commercial treaties
Sought unsuccessfully to have the United States participate in the inter-American Congress at Panama in 1826

Foreign Travels:

Profile
Born: April 12, 1777
Died: June 29, 1852
Married: Lucretia Hart
Education: attended public school; studied law in Richmond, Virginia
Occupation: Lawyer

Government Positions:

State House of Representatives 1803-1806
Senator from Kentucky 1810-1811, 1831-1842, 1849-1852
Representative from Kentucky 1811-1814, 1815-1821 and 1823-1825
Speaker of the House 1811-1814, 1815-1820 and 1823-1825
One of the Commissioners who negotiated the Treaty of Ghent with Great Britain in 1814

Notable Events

Unsuccessful candidate for the President in 1824

The Whig candidate for the President in 1832 and in 1844

Previous Secretary of State: John Quincy Adams
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Last Updated: Feb 2, 2001
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