David_Barclay_(congressman)

David Barclay (congressman)

David Barclay (congressman)

American politician

David Barclay (1823 – September 10, 1889) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]

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Biography

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

Barclay died in Freeport, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1889, and was interred in the Freeport Cemetery.[10][11]

Bibliography

  • 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

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