DEATH OF HENRY CLAY.
The great statesman is dead. He expired at his lodgings in Washington, on Tuesday last, at half past 11 o'clock. A despatch says he died with the utmost composure, and was believed to be perfectly sensible, though he uttered not a word. His death, though for some time momentarily expected, has cast a gloom over the hearts of his countrymen.
Mr. Clay was born in Virginia, in April, 1777. At the age of 19 he commenced the study of the law, and was admitted to the bar at the age of 20, and soon after removed to Lexington, Ky.-- His political career dates from this period.
In 1803 he was elected to the State Legislature. In 1806 he was appointed to the U. S. Senate1, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Gen. Adair. In 1807 he was again elected to the Legislature, and chosen Speaker. In 1809 Mr. Clay was again elected to the U. S. Senate for two unexpired years of the term of Mr. Thurston, resigned.
In 1811 he was elected a member of the U. S. House of Representatives, and was chosen Speaker on the first day of his appearance in that body by a vote of nearly two to one, which place he continued to occupy until January, 1814, when he was appointed one of the commissioners to negotiate a treaty of peace at Ghent. In 1818 he was again elected to Congress. In 1821 he withdrew from Congress, but was re-elected in 1823, and chosen Speaker by a majority of more than three-fourths of the members. In 1824 he accepted the appointment of Secretary of State under Mr. Adams, the duties of which he discharged during the whole term of his office.
In 1831 Mr. Clay was again elected to the Senate, and continued a member of that body until 1842, when he retired to private life. In 1849 he was again returned to the Senate, and continued a member up to the day of his death. He was in the seventy-sixth year of his age. The New York Commercial truly says: “He has left behind him a prouder, vaster monument then any biography or printed eulogy now can bestow, or a nation's wealth and gratitude can erect.”
~ The Northern Star, 03-Jul-1852 Page 2, Column 3
Mr. Clay was born in Virginia, in April, 1777. At the age of 19 he commenced the study of the law, and was admitted to the bar at the age of 20, and soon after removed to Lexington, Ky.-- His political career dates from this period.
In 1803 he was elected to the State Legislature. In 1806 he was appointed to the U. S. Senate1, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Gen. Adair. In 1807 he was again elected to the Legislature, and chosen Speaker. In 1809 Mr. Clay was again elected to the U. S. Senate for two unexpired years of the term of Mr. Thurston, resigned.
In 1811 he was elected a member of the U. S. House of Representatives, and was chosen Speaker on the first day of his appearance in that body by a vote of nearly two to one, which place he continued to occupy until January, 1814, when he was appointed one of the commissioners to negotiate a treaty of peace at Ghent. In 1818 he was again elected to Congress. In 1821 he withdrew from Congress, but was re-elected in 1823, and chosen Speaker by a majority of more than three-fourths of the members. In 1824 he accepted the appointment of Secretary of State under Mr. Adams, the duties of which he discharged during the whole term of his office.
In 1831 Mr. Clay was again elected to the Senate, and continued a member of that body until 1842, when he retired to private life. In 1849 he was again returned to the Senate, and continued a member up to the day of his death. He was in the seventy-sixth year of his age. The New York Commercial truly says: “He has left behind him a prouder, vaster monument then any biography or printed eulogy now can bestow, or a nation's wealth and gratitude can erect.”
~ The Northern Star, 03-Jul-1852 Page 2, Column 3
You can visit the memorial page for Henry Clay in The Lexington Cemetery, or Henry Clay in the Congressional Cemetery.
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