David Barclay (congressman) explained

David Barclay
Birth Place:	Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Death Place:	Freeport, Pennsylvania
State:	Pennsylvania
District:	24th
Term Start:	March 4, 1855
Term End:	March 3, 1857
Preceded:	John Dick
Succeeded:	James L. Gillis
Party:	Democratic
Alma Mater:	Washington & Jefferson College

David Barclay (1823September 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

• Book: Barclay, David. Speech of Hon. D. Barclay, of Pennsylvania, on the President's message: in the House of Representatives. Capital City Office. January 7, 1857.

Notes and 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.