David Barclay (congressman)
David Barclay | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 24th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | John Dick |
| Succeeded by | James L. Gillis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1823 Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 10, 1889 (aged 65–66) Freeport, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Washington & Jefferson College |
David Barclay (1823 – September 10, 1889) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania in 1823, Barclay attended Washington College (now Washington & Jefferson College) in Washington, Pennsylvania. He studied law in Pittsburgh, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Punxsutawney, Brookville, and Kittanning, Pennsylvania.[3][4]
He became one of the editors and publishers of the Pittsburgh Union and Legal Journal, and worked in that capacity from 1850 to 1855.[5][6]
While a resident of Brookville, Barclay was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth Congress.[7][8]
At the end of his legislative career, he resumed the practice of law.[9]
Death and interment[edit]
Barclay died in Freeport, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1889, and was interred in the Freeport Cemetery.[10][11]
Bibliography[edit]
- Barclay, David (January 7, 1857). Speech of Hon. D. Barclay, of Pennsylvania, on the President's message: in the House of Representatives. Capital City Office.
References[edit]
- ^ "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Barclay, David." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
- ^ "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
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- 1823 births
- 1889 deaths
- Politicians from Pittsburgh
- Washington & Jefferson College alumni
- 19th-century American newspaper publishers (people)
- Pennsylvania lawyers
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- 19th-century American journalists
- American male journalists
- 19th-century American male writers
- 19th-century American legislators
- People from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
- 19th-century American lawyers