William Maclay (Pennsylvania representative), Date of Birth, Date of Death

William Maclay (Pennsylvania representative)

American politician

Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1765

Date of Death: 04-Jan-1825

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

William Maclay (March 22, 1765 – January 4, 1825) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. 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.
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.
He died in Lurgan in 1825.
Interment in Middle Springs Cemetery.