Sir William Clay, 1st Baronet (15 August 1791 – 13 March 1869) was an English

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politician and considered as a reformist a

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. Clay was the son of George Clay, a prominent London merchant and shipowner.Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, He was elected at the 1832 general election as a Member of Parliament (MP) for

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, and held the seat for 25 years until his defeat at the 1857 general election. He served under

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as Joint Secretary to the Board of Control from 1839 to 1841. On 30 September 1841 he was made a

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, of Fulwell Lodge in the County of Middlesex. Clay married Harriet, daughter of Thomas Dickason, of Fulwell Lodge, Twickenham,

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, in 1822. They had several children and lived also at 35 Cadogan Place, Chelsea, Middlesex. Lady Clay died in December 1867. Clay survived her and died in March 1869, aged 77. His probate was sworn in the c.£20,000-broad bracket of under . He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, William.

Family

Sir William Clay, 2nd Baronet married Mariana Emily, daughter of Leo Schuster in 1855. They had no children. He died on 3 November 1877. His widow married

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, William 1791 births 1869 deaths Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1835–1837 UK MPs 1837–1841 UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom