David Barclay (1823September 10, 1889) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania."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."Barclay, David." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
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."Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
He became one of the editors and publishers of the Pittsburgh Union and Legal Journal, and worked in that capacity from 1850 to 1855."Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
While a resident of Brookville, Barclay was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth Congress."Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
At the end of his legislative career, he resumed the practice of law."Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Death and interment Barclay died in Freeport, Pennsylvania on September 10, 1889, and was interred in the Freeport Cemetery."Barclay, David" (B000136). in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress."Barclay, David," The Political Graveyard.
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