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David Barclay
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
Born1823 (1823)
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 10, 1889(1889-09-10) (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

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