David Barclay (MP)
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| Member of Parliament for Sunderland | |
| In office 1835–1837 | |
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| In office 1841–1847 Serving with
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| Born | 29 September 1784 Eastwick, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 1 July 1861 (aged 76) |
| Party | Whig |
| Children | Alexander Charles Barclay |
David Barclay (29 September 1784, Eastwick[1] – 1 July 1861)[2] was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1826 and 1847.
His father was Robert Barclay and his mother Rachel Gurney.[1] His father was a quaker and in 1780 became a partner in Thrale's brewery in Southwark.[3] He worked at Barclay Brothers and Company, based at 34 Old Broad Street, and was auditor to a number of concerns: the African Institution, Rock Life Assurance Office.[3]
At the 1826 general election Barclay was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Penryn in Cornwall.[4] He held the seat until the 1830 general election,[2] when he did not stand again in Penryn.[4]
At the 1832 general election Barclay unsuccessfully contested the newly enfranchised borough of Sunderland.[5] 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.[5] He was re-elected as an MP for Sunderland at the 1841 general election and held the seat until his resignation in 1847[5][6] by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.[7]
Barclay married Maria Dorothea Williamson, daughter of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet. Their son Alexander Charles Barclay was later MP for Taunton.[8]