Henry Clay By BrianVerrochio Apr 12, 1777 Henry Clay Born Henry Clay is born Virginia Period: Apr 12, 1777 to Jun 29, 1852 Henry Clay Apr 25, 1797 Henry Clay goes into Law Jun 25, 1797 Admitted to the Virginia Bar Henry Apr 25, 1798 Oppossed the alien and sedition acts of 1798 Apr 25, 1799 Marriage Apr 25, 1803 political career start Apr 25, 1811 Elected into the US Senate Apr 25, 1820 Secretary Years He was secretary of state under John Quincy Adams in the 1820s Apr 25, 1824 Secretary of State Jun 29, 1852 Death 29 June 1852 Henry Clay died