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When future President Henry Clay was 29, he was serving in the US Senate. There have been two other Senators in US history who have served before their 30th birthday, despite the age of 30 being a Constitutional requirement. Why was this allowed, and was there controversy at the time?

by /u/Try_Another_NO in /r/AskHistorians

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