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Joseph Clay Jr.

Joseph Clay Jr.

Born 1764 in Savannah, GA

Died 1811 in Boston, MA

FJC ID: 450

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.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. First Baptist Church, Boston, Massachusetts
    Pastor · 1807–1809
  2. Savannah, Georgia
    Assistant pastor · 1804–1807
  3. Private practice, Savannah, Georgia
    1790–1796, 1802–1804

Appointments

  1. U.S. District Court for the District of Georgia
    1797–1801 · Appointed by George Washington
    Term ended: Resignation
  2. 1797–1801
    Term ended: resign

Education

  1. Read law
    1790
  2. College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
    1784