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Name:    Clay Jr., William L.
Profession:  Politician
Category:  African-American Experience, Politics and Government
Born/Started:     Jul. 27, 1956
Description:    William Lacy Clay, Jr. became the U.S. Representative from Missouri´s 1st Congressional District in 2000. The son of William L. Clay, Sr., he was born in St. Louis and educated in Maryland. Congressman Clay was elected to a seat in the Missouri General Assembly in a special election in 1983 after a close political associate of his father resigned. In 1991, when State Senator John Bass stepped down, Mr. Clay was elected to fill his seat.



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