David Barclay (congressman)

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

David Barclay
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th district
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byJohn Dick
Succeeded byJames L. Gillis
Personal details
Born1823 (1823)
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 10, 1889(1889-09-10) (aged 65–66)
Freeport, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materWashington & Jefferson College

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
  1. "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.
  2. "Barclay, David." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
  3. "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  4. "Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
  5. "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  6. "Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
  7. "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  8. "Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
  9. "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  10. "Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  11. "Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
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