| Personal Information | |||||
| Name | Henry Clay | ||||
| Full Name | Henry Clay Sr. | ||||
| Date of Birth: | Apr 12, 1777 | Birthplace: | Hanover County, Virginia | ||
| Date of Death: | Jun 29, 1852 | 75 yrs old | Place of death: | Washington, District of Columbia | ||
| Religion: | Episcopalianism | ||||
| Office Held: 7th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |||||
| Political Party: | Democratic-Republican | Congress: | 12th | ||
| Date entered office: | Nov 4, 1811 (34 yrs old) | Preceded by: | Joseph Bradley Varnum | ||
| Date left office: | Mar 3, 1813 (35 yrs old) | Reason: | |||
| Political Party: | Democratic-Republican | Congress: | 13th | ||
| Date entered office: | May 24, 1813 (36 yrs old) | Preceded by: | |||
| Date left office: | Jan 18, 1814 (36 yrs old) | Reason: | |||
| Political Party: | Democratic-Republican | Congress: | 14th | ||
| Date entered office: | Dec 4, 1815 (38 yrs old) | Preceded by: | Langdon Cheves | ||
| Date left office: | Mar 3, 1817 (39 yrs old) | Reason: | |||
| Political Party: | Democratic-Republican | Congress: | 15th | ||
| Date entered office: | Dec 1, 1817 (40 yrs old) | Preceded by: | |||
| Date left office: | Mar 3, 1819 (41 yrs old) | Reason: | |||
| Political Party: | Democratic-Republican | Congress: | 16th | ||
| Date entered office: | Dec 6, 1819 (42 yrs old) | Preceded by: | |||
| Date left office: | Oct 28, 1820 (43 yrs old) | Reason: | |||
| Political Party: | Democratic-Republican | Congress: | 18th | ||
| Date entered office: | Dec 1, 1823 (46 yrs old) | Preceded by: | Philip Pendleton Barbour | ||
| Date left office: | Mar 6, 1825 (47 yrs old) | Reason: | |||
| Office Held: United States Senator | |||||
| Political Party: | Democratic-Republican | ||||
| State Represented: | Kentucky | Senate Class: | 3 | ||
| Date entered office: | Nov 19, 1806 (29 yrs old) | Preceded by: | John Adair | ||
| Date left office: | Mar 2, 1807 (29 yrs old) | Reason: | Retired | ||
| Political Party: | Democratic-Republican | ||||
| State Represented: | Kentucky | Senate Class: | 2 | ||
| Date entered office: | Jan 10, 1810 (32 yrs old) | Preceded by: | Buckner Thruston | ||
| Date left office: | Mar 3, 1811 (33 yrs old) | Reason: | Retired | ||
| Political Party: | National Republican | ||||
| State Represented: | Kentucky | Senate Class: | 3 | ||
| Date entered office: | Nov 10, 1831 (54 yrs old) | Preceded by: | John Rowan | ||
| Date left office: | Mar 3, 1832 (54 yrs old) | Reason: | |||
| Political Party: | Whig | ||||
| State Represented: | Kentucky | Senate Class: | 3 | ||
| Date entered office: | Mar 4, 1832 (54 yrs old) | Preceded by: | |||
| Date left office: | Mar 30, 1842 (64 yrs old) | Reason: | Resigned | ||
| Political Party: | Whig | ||||
| State Represented: | Kentucky | Senate Class: | 3 | ||
| Date entered office: | Mar 4, 1849 (71 yrs old) | Preceded by: | Thomas Metcalfe | ||
| Date left office: | Jun 24, 1852 (75 yrs old) | Reason: | Resigned | ||