David Barclay (congressman)
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David Barclay was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
David Barclay was born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
. He 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
. He was one of the editors and publishers of the Pittsburgh Union and Legal Journal from 1850 to 1855.
While a resident of Brookville, Barclay was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth
Congress. He resumed the practice of law and died in Freeport, Pennsylvania
, in 1889. Interment in Freeport Cemetery.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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David Barclay was born in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Punxsutawney is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States, northeast of Pittsburgh. In 1907, Punxsutawney and Claysville boroughs were consolidated and incorporated as Greater Punxsutawney. A high-grade soft coal was mined in the surrounding region...
. He attended Washington College (now Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Jefferson College, also known as W & J College or W&J, is a private liberal arts college in Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States, which is south of Pittsburgh...
) in Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh Metro Area in the southwestern part of the state...
. He studied law in Pittsburgh, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Punxsutawney, Brookville
Brookville, Pennsylvania
Brookville is a borough in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. 2,472 people lived in Brookville in 1900, and 3,003 people lived there in 1910. The population was 4,230 at the 2000 census...
, and Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Kittanning, Pennsylvania
Kittanning is a borough and the county seat of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is situated northeast of Pittsburgh, along the east bank of the Allegheny River. The name means "at the great stream" in the Delaware language...
. He was one of the editors and publishers of the Pittsburgh Union and Legal Journal from 1850 to 1855.
While a resident of Brookville, Barclay was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-fourth
34th United States Congress
The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years...
Congress. He resumed the practice of law and died in Freeport, Pennsylvania
Freeport, Pennsylvania
Freeport is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States; it is situated along the Allegheny River in the southwest corner of the county. The population was 1,962 at the 2000 Census. Freeport received its name from David Todd, who declared it to be a free-port where no man would be...
, in 1889. Interment in Freeport Cemetery.