James Clay (author)

James Clay (author)

James Clay (20 December, 1804, London – 26 December 1873, Brighton) was an English politician and writer on the game of whist. His son was the musical composer Frederic Clay.

Clay was MP for Hull from July 1847 until 1853, when he was unseated after a bribery inquiry. He regained the seat at an 1857 by-election and held it until his death. [M. C. Curthoys, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/5560 ‘Clay, James (1804–1873)’] , "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 ]

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