Joseph Clay | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1803 – March 28, 1808 | |
| Preceded by | William Jones |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Richards,Benjamin Say,John Porter |
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| Born | (1769-07-24)July 24, 1769 |
| Died | August 27, 1811(1811-08-27) (aged 42) |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Joseph Clay (July 24, 1769 – August 27, 1811) was a member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Joseph Clay was born inPhiladelphia in theProvince of Pennsylvania. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to theEighth,Ninth, andTenth Congresses, and served until his resignation after March 28, 1808. He was also engaged in banking. Clay served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Ways and Means during the Ninth Congress. He was one of theimpeachment managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1804 to conduct theimpeachment proceedings againstJohn Pickering, judge of theUnited States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Joseph Clay was elected as a member of theAmerican Philosophical Society held atPhiladelphia in 1799.[1]
He became cashier of the Farmers & Mechanics’ Bank of Philadelphia, and died in Philadelphia in 1811. Interment in Christ Church Burying Ground.
He was the father of diplomatJohn Randolph Clay, and the grandfather of brevet brigadier generalCecil Clay.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 1st congressional district 1803–1806 alongside:Michael Leib andJacob Richards 1806–1808 | Succeeded by |
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