George W. Lay

George Washington Lay (born July 26, 1798 in Catskill , Greene County , New York , †  October 21, 1860 in Batavia , New York) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1837 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1817, George Lay graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Batavia in 1820. Between 1825 and 1831 he served as a treasurer in Genesee County . Politically, he was first a member of the Anti-Masonic Party and later the short-lived National Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1832 Lay was elected as a candidate for the Anti-Masonics in the 29th  constituency of New York in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Phineas L. Tracy on March 4, 1833 . After being re-elected as a National Republican, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 4, 1837 . These were determined by discussions of President Andrew Jackson's policies .

In 1840, George Lay was a member of the New York State Assembly ; from 1842 to 1845 he was the American envoy to Sweden . He died on October 21, 1860 in Batavia, where he was also buried.

Web links

• George W. Lay in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Phineas L. Tracy	United States House of Representatives for New York (29th constituency) March 4, 1833 - March 4, 1837	William Patterson
Christopher Hughes	United States Envoy to Sweden October 4, 1842 - October 11, 1845	Henry W. Ellsworth