William (Bill) Clay

A Representative from Missouri. Born in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Mo. , April 30, 1931. B. S. , St. Louis University, 1953. United States Army, 1953-1955. Real estate broker. Manager, life insurance company, 1959-1961. Alderman, St. Louis, Mo. , 1959-1964. Business representative, city employees union, 1961-1964. Education coordinator, Steamfitters Local No. 562, 1966-1967. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-first and to the fifteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 2001). Chairman, Committee on the Post Office and Civil Service (One Hundred Second and One Hundred Third Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the One Hundred Seventh Congress in 2000. Died on July 16, 2025.