Charles Frederick Barclay

Charles Frederick Barclay

Charles Frederick Barclay (born May 9, 1844 in Owego , New York , †  March 9, 1914 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . Between 1907 and 1911 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Barclay attended Painted Post High School in New York State and Coudersport Academy in Pennsylvania. After that he taught as a teacher for a few years. Between 1862 and 1865 he served in the Union's army during the civil war , in which he was promoted to captain. He was part of an infantry unit from Pennsylvania. After the war he continued his education at Belfast Seminary in New York. He then studied law at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor . But later he never worked as a lawyer. Instead, he and his older brother went into the lumber business in Sinnamahoning, Pennsylvania. Politically, he became a member of the Republican Party . In June 1900, he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , on which President William McKinley was nominated for re-election.

In the congressional elections of 1906 Barclay was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 21st  constituency of Pennsylvania, where he succeeded Solomon Robert Dresser on March 4, 1907 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1911 . In 1910 he renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Barclay worked as a businessman in the federal capital Washington. He died there on March 9, 1914 and was buried in Sinnamahoning.

Web links

• Charles Frederick Barclay in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles Frederick Barclay in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Solomon Robert Dresser	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (21st constituency) March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1911	Charles Emory Patton