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George Washington Lay (July 26, 1798 – October 21, 1860) was an American politician and diplomat who served as aU.S. Representative fromNew York andCharge D'Affaires to Sweden.

Born inCatskill, New York, Lay pursued classical studies and graduated in 1817 fromHamilton College inClinton, New York. He studied law withPhineas L. Tracy, attainedadmission to the bar in 1820, and commenced practice inBatavia, New York as Tracy's partner. Lay served as Treasurer ofGenesee County from 1825 to 1831.

He was elected as anAnti-Masonic Party candidate to theTwenty-third Congress and reelected as anAnti-Jacksonian to theTwenty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837). In 1835 he received thehonorary degree ofMaster of Arts fromYale University.

Lay later became aWhig and served as a member of theNew York State Assembly in 1840. He wasCharge D'Affaires to Sweden from May 12, 1842, to October 29, 1845.

He died inBatavia on October 21, 1860. He was interred inBatavia Cemetery.

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