06/29/1852 Henry Clay of Kentucky dies in the National Hotel in Washington, D.C. at the age of 75. (By John Osborne) Source Citation Chronicle, The Annual Register or a View of the History and Politics of the Year 1852 (London: F. & J. Rivington, 1853), 287. Record Data Date Certainty Exact Type Personal Relevance General People Clay, Henry Places Washington, DC Documents Date 1852-07-06 Abraham Lincoln, Eulogy on Henry Clay, July 6, 1852 Images