Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Henry Clay across 6 places, from 1777 to 1852.
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Henry Clay (April 12, 1777 to June 29, 1852) was an American lawyer, statesman, and diplomat who represented Kentucky in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Henry Clay was documented, and when
12 April 1777exact date
Hanover County, Virginiaattested“Henry Clay was born on April 12, 1777, at the Clay homestead in Hanover County, Virginia.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1797year
Virginiaattested“After completing his studies under Brooke, Clay was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1797.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1847year
Battle of Buena Vistaattested“Initially, Clay did not publicly oppose the war, but privately he saw it as an immoral war that risked producing "some military chieftain who will conquer us all." He suffered a personal blow in 1847 when his son, Henry Clay Jr., died at…”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1852year
Kentuckyattested“Clay himself wrote, "here in Kentucky slavery is in its most mitigated form, still it is slavery." Clay's will provided for the gradual emancipation of the slaves he held at the time of his death in 1852.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
29 June 1852exact date
Washington, D.C.attested“He eventually died of tuberculosis aged 75 in his room at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 1852.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
29 June 1852exact date
National Hotel (Washington, D.C.)attested“He eventually died of tuberculosis aged 75 in his room at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 1852.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
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National Hotel (Washington, D.C.)1 presence · 1852
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1791year
Kentuckymentioned“In 1791, Watkins moved the family to Kentucky, joining his brother in the pursuit of fertile new lands in the West.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
November 1797month
Lexington, Kentuckymentioned“In November 1797, Clay relocated to Lexington, Kentucky, near where his parents and siblings resided.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
11 April 1799exact date
Lexington, Kentuckymentioned“On April 11, 1799, Clay married Lucretia Hart (1781–1864) at the Hart home in Lexington, Kentucky.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1803year
Kentuckymentioned“In 1803, Clay won election to the Kentucky House of Representatives.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1803year
Kentucky House of Representativesmentioned“In 1803, Clay won election to the Kentucky House of Representatives.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1803year
The Kentuckymentioned“In 1803, Clay won election to the Kentucky House of Representatives.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1806year
Kentuckymentioned“Clay's influence in Kentucky state politics was such that in 1806 the Kentucky legislature elected him to the United States Senate.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1806year
United States Senatementioned“Clay's influence in Kentucky state politics was such that in 1806 the Kentucky legislature elected him to the United States Senate.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1806year
United Statesmentioned“Clay's influence in Kentucky state politics was such that in 1806 the Kentucky legislature elected him to the United States Senate.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1807year
Kentuckymentioned“After Clay returned to Kentucky in 1807, he was elected as the speaker of the state house of representatives.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1812 to 1823period
Ghentmentioned“His tenure was interrupted from 1814 to 1815 when he was a commissioner to peace talks with the British in Ghent, United Netherlands to end the War of 1812, and from 1821 to 1823, when he left Congress to rebuild his family's fortune in…”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
September 1815month
United Statesmentioned“Clay returned to the United States in September 1815; despite his absence, he had been elected to another term in the House of Representatives.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1828year
Kentuckymentioned“In the 1828 election, Jackson took 56% of the popular vote and won almost every state outside of New England; Clay was especially distressed by Jackson's victory in Kentucky.”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
1829 to 1830period
Philadelphiamentioned“Thomas (who had served some jail time in Philadelphia in 1829–1830) became a successful farmer, James established a legal practice (and later served in Congress), and John (who in his mid-20s was also confined to the asylum for a short t…”source: Wikipedia: Henry Clay
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