David Barclay (29 September 1784, Eastwick[1] – 1 July 1861)[2] was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1826 and 1847.
[3] He worked at Barclay Brothers and Company, based at 34 Old Broad Street, and was auditor to a number of concerns: the African Institution, Rock Life Assurance Office.
[4] At the 1832 general election Barclay unsuccessfully contested the newly enfranchised borough of Sunderland.
[5] He was unsuccessful again at by-election in April 1833, but won a seat at the 1835 general election, and held it until his defeat in 1837.
[5] He was re-elected as an MP for Sunderland at the 1841 general election and held the seat until his resignation in 1847[5][6] by appointment as Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.