David Barclay (MP)

David Barclay (1784 – 1 July 1861)^[1] was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1826 and 1847.

At the 1826 general election Barclay was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Penryn in Cornwall.^[2] He held the seat until the 1830 general election,^[1] when he did not stand again in Penryn.^[2]

At the 1832 general election Barclay unsuccessfully contested the newly-enfranchised borough of Sunderland.^[3] He was unsuccessful again at by-election in April 1833, but won a seat at the 1835 general election, and held it until his defeat in 1837.^[3] He was re-elected as an MP for Sunderland at the 1841 general election and held the seat until his resignation in 1847^[3][4] by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.^[5]

Barclay married Maria Dorothea Williamson, daughter of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet. Their son Alexander Charles Barclay was later MP for Taunton.^[6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 1)
2. ^ ^{a b} Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S.. ed. The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 46. ISBN 0-900178-13-2. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 295. ISBN 0-900178-26-4. 
4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)
5. ^ London Gazette: no. 20811. p. 4789. 31 December 1847. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
6. ^ Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1870

External links

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by David Barclay

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Robert Stanton Pascoe Grenfell	Member of Parliament for Penryn 1826 – 1830 With: William Manning	Succeeded by Charles Lemon James William Freshfield
Preceded by Sir William Chaytor, Bt William Thompson	Member of Parliament for Sunderland 1835 – 1837 With: William Thompson	Succeeded by Andrew White William Thompson
Preceded by Andrew White William Thompson	Member of Parliament for Sunderland 1841 – 1847 With: William Thompson to September 1841 Viscount Howick Sept 1841 – 1845 George Hudson from 1845	Succeeded by Sir Hedworth Williamson George Hudson

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Name	Barclay, David
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Date of birth	1784
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Date of death	1 July 1861
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