About William Maclay
Lived 1765 – 1825 (aged 59). William Maclay was an American politician, lawyer and judge.
William Maclay (March 22, 1765 – January 4, 1825) was an early-American lawyer who served two terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1815 to 1819.
Biography Maclay was born in Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania. He attended the country schools, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1800 and commenced the practice of his profession at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was county commissioner of Franklin County, Pennsylvania, in 1805 and 1806.
Political career He was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1807 and 1808, and served as associate judge for the Cumberland district in 1809.
Maclay was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Congresses, serving from 1815 to 1819.
Death and burial He died in Lurgan in 1825 and was interred in Middle Springs Cemetery.
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William Maclay was born on 22 March 1765.
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William Maclay died on 4 January 1825.
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· DBpedia: William Maclay (Pennsylvania politician, born 1765)
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