David Barclay (congressman)

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

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

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.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district
1855–1857 		Succeeded by