The Political Graveyard: Maclay family of Pennsylvania

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Maclay family of Pennsylvania

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William Maclay (1737-1804) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Garden, Chester County, Pa., June 20, 1737. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1789-91; member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1780; Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1796. Died in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., April 16, 1804 (age 66 years, 301 days). Interment at Paxton Presbyterian Cemetery, Paxtang, Pa.

		Relatives: Brother of Samuel Maclay; uncle of William Plunkett Maclay (1774-1842).
		Political family: Maclay family of Pennsylvania.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Samuel Maclay (1741-1811) — of Lewisburg, Union County, Pa. Born in Logan Township, Franklin County, Pa., June 17, 1741. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1787-91, 1797; county judge in Pennsylvania, 1792-95; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1795-97; member of Pennsylvania state senate, 1798-1802; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1803-09; resigned 1809. Died in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pa., October 5, 1811 (age 70 years, 110 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Union County, Pa.; cenotaph at Driesbach Church Cemetery, Buffalo Township, Union County, Pa.

		Relatives: Brother of William Maclay; father of William Plunkett Maclay (1774-1842).
		Political family: Maclay family of Pennsylvania.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William Plunkett Maclay (1774-1842) — also known as William P. Maclay — of Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa. Born in Northumberland County, Pa., August 23, 1774. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1800; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1815-21; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837. Died in Milroy, Mifflin County, Pa., September 2, 1842 (age 68 years, 10 days). Interment at Milroy Presbyterian Cemetery, Milroy, Pa.

		Relatives: Son of Samuel Maclay (1741-1811); nephew of William Maclay.
		Political family: Maclay family of Pennsylvania.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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