James Clay (author)

James Clay (20 December 1804, London – 26 September 1873, Brighton)[1] was an English politician and a leading whist authority.

[3][4] Clay was MP for Kingston upon Hull from July 1847 until 1853, when he was unseated after a bribery inquiry.

A radical who favoured greatly expanding the franchise, Clay entered into a pact with his old friend Benjamin Disraeli, who was responsible for the bill, to ensure it survived attacks and amendments from Gladstone.

[5] Clay married Eliza Camilla, daughter of General Josiah Allen Woolrych (1784-1849), of Weobley, Herefordshire, descendant of an ancient Shropshire family, at one time baronets.

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