Joseph Clay

Joseph Clay

Joseph Clay (born July 24, 1769 in Philadelphia , Province of Pennsylvania , †  August 27, 1811 there ) was an American politician . Between 1803 and 1808 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Nothing is recorded in the sources about Joseph Clay's youth and schooling. He joined the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson . In the congressional elections of 1802 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded William Jones on March 4, 1803 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation on March 28, 1808 . During this time, the Louisiana Purchase made by President Jefferson in 1803 significantly expanded the territory of the United States. In 1804 the twelfth amendment was ratified.

That same year, Clay was one of the congressmen tasked with conducting impeachment proceedings against Federal Judge John Pickering . Between 1805 and 1807 he served as chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means . After serving in the US House of Representatives, he worked as a cashier for the Farmers & Mechanics' Bank of Philadelphia . He died on August 27, 1811. His son John (1808-1885) became a diplomat and was the American ambassador to Peru .

In 1799, Clay was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society .

Web links

• Joseph Clay in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph Clay in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Member History: Joseph Clay. American Philosophical Society, accessed June 21, 2018 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
William Jones	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (1st constituency) with Jacob Richards and Michael Leib March 4, 1803 - March 28, 1808	Benjamin Say