Samuel Maclay
| Samuel Maclay | |
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United States Senator from Pennsylvania |
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In office March 4, 1803 – January 4, 1809 |
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| Preceded by | James Ross |
| Succeeded by | Michael Leib |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th district |
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In office March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
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| Preceded by | Andrew Gregg |
| Succeeded by | John A. Hanna |
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate | |
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In office 1798-1802 |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
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In office 1797 |
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June 17, 1741 Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 5, 1811 (aged 70) Buffalo Township, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
Samuel Maclay (June 17, 1741 – October 5, 1811) was an American surveyor, farmer, and politician from Union County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and the United States Senate.
Maclay was born the younger brother of future Pennsylvania senator William Maclay. He was born in Lurgan Township, Pennsylvania, at Maclay's Mill and served in the Revolutionary War.
In 1790, Maclay performed his first state work as a surveyor of the streams of northwestern Pennsylvania. He became an associate judge of Franklin County, Pennsylvania and served between 1792 and 1975. Maclay was the father of William Plunkett Maclay.
Maclay was elected to the Fourth Congress. He served as a member of the lower house of the State legislature in 1797 and was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1798 to 1802 and served as speaker from 1801 to 1802.
He was elected to the United States Senate as a Democratic Republican by the Pennsylvania legislature and began service in 1803. Popular among Pennsylvanians, he was an infrequent Senate speaker, but was frequently mentioned as his party's possible candidate for governor, but was passed over in favor of Simon Snyder.
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