William L. Clay AKA William Lacy Clay, Sr. Born: 30-Apr-1931 Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Gender: Male Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States Executive summary: Congressman from Missouri, 1969-2001 Military service: US Army (1953-55) 16-term Missouri Congressman, and father of US Congressman Lacy Clay. Father: Irving Clay (welder) Mother: Luella Hyatt Clay Wife: Carol Ann Johnson (m. 10-Oct-1953, two daughters, one son) Daughter: Vicki Son: Lacy Clay (US Congressman) Daughter: Michelle Katherine
University: BS Political Science, St. Louis University (1953)
US Congressman, Missouri 1st (3-Jan-1969 to 3-Jan-2001) Steamfitters Union, Local 562 Education Rep. (1966-67)
State, County, and Municipal Employees Union Business Rep (1961-64)
Board of Aldermen, St. Louis, MO 26th Ward (1959-64) Member of the Board of Perdue Farms (2001-)
National Student Leadership Conference Honorary Board of Advisors St. Louis Walk of Fame Civil Disobedience 1963 (jailed 105 days, result of a civil rights demonstration) House Banking Scandal 329 overdrawn checks
Author of books:
Just Permanent Interests: Black Americans in Congress, 1870-1991 (1992) Bill Clay: A Political Voice at the Grass Roots (2004, memoir)
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