William B. Maclay

William Brown Maclay ( born March 20, 1812 in New York City; † February 19, 1882 ) was an American lawyer and politician. He represented 1843-1849 and 1857-1861 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Brown Maclay was born about three months before the outbreak of the British - American War in New York City. He received private lessons. In 1836 he graduated from the College of the City of New York. In the same year he was co-editor (associate editor) of New York Quarterly Review. He taught Latin and studied law. After receiving his license to practice law in 1839, he began practicing in New York City. Between 1840 and 1842 he sat in the New York State Assembly. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1842 Maclay was in the fourth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Aaron Ward on March 4, 1843. He was re-elected twice in a row. In 1848 he suffered in his re-election bid a defeat and retired after March 3, 1849 the Congress of. Then he ran in 1856 in the fifth electoral district of New York for a congress seat. After a successful election, he resigned on March 4, 1857 to succeed Thomas R. Whitney. He was re-elected once. Since he gave up a sixth candidate, he parted after March 3, 1861 from the Congress.

About a month later the Civil War broke out. He died on February 19, 1882 in New York City and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery.