Charles Frederick Barclay

Republican Representative of Pennsylvania's 21st district

  • Representative

    Pennsylvania, district 21

    March 15, 1909 - March 3, 1911

2

Congresses Served

2

House Terms

May 9, 1844 (69 years old)

Birthday

March 9, 1914

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Representative in the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses.
  • Enlisted as a private in the Civil War and rose to the rank of captain.
  • Engaged in the lumber business prior to his political career.
  • Attended various educational institutions, including high school and seminary, and studied law.
  • Participated as a delegate in the 1900 Republican National Convention.
  • Did not seek renomination after serving in Congress.
  • Lived and worked in Washington, D.C., after his congressional term until his death.
  • Interred in Wyside Cemetery in Sinnamahoning, Pennsylvania.
  • Honored with a street named after him in Manhattan.