David Barclay | |
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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 | |
Born | 1823 Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania |
Died | September 10, 1889 Freeport, Pennsylvania | (aged 65–66)
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]
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]
Barclay died in Freeport, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1889, and was interred in the Freeport Cemetery. [10] [11]
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 | |
Born | 1823 Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania |
Died | September 10, 1889 Freeport, Pennsylvania | (aged 65–66)
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]
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]
Barclay died in Freeport, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1889, and was interred in the Freeport Cemetery. [10] [11]