Show Clay Ineligible to Senate SeDate It has been claimed for many many years ears that Henry CIa Clay was the only man in history who served ser In the United States senate before he was thirty years of age lIe He was appointed to fill fil the term of John AdaIr who resigned Clay entered upon his duties on November 19 lD 1800 and was not thirty until the April following but he lie kept his mouth shut and apparently apparently ap ap- ap no one else thought of questioning ques ques- his a age e. e Clay was later secretary sec sec- secretary of state of-state under tinder John Quincy Adams and twice defeated for the Presidency b Presidency Presidency-by by Andrew JacJ Jackson son In 1832 and by James K Polk In 1841 |