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Joseph Clay Jr.

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia · 1797

Joseph Clay Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia. Joseph Clay Jr. (August 16, 1764 – January 11, 1811) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia and was a Baptist pastor.

Education

  • College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)1784
  • Read law1790

Career

Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, 1790-1796, 1802-1804; Assistant pastor, Savannah, Georgia, 1804-1807; Pastor, First Baptist Church, Boston, Massachusetts, 1807-1809

Biography

Joseph Clay Jr. (August 16, 1764 – January 11, 1811) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia and was a Baptist pastor.

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