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Bill Clay

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American politician (1931-2025)

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William Lacy Clay Sr. was an American politician from Missouri who served as the first African American member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 1st congressional district containing portions of St. Louis for 32 years from 1969 to 2001.

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William Lacy Clay Sr. was an American politician from Missouri who served as the first African American member of the United States House of Representatives representing Missouri's 1st congressional district containing portions of St. Louis for 32 years from 1969 to 2001. He was a member of the Democratic Party and one of the 13 co-founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, and was also acknowledged for having proposed transforming the group into a formal nonpartisan congressional caucus.

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United States
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Lived 1931 to 2025 · aged 94
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