William Lacy Clay Sr was born on April 30,1931 and is an American politician from Missouri.
10 Facts About Bill Clay
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Bill Clay served in the United States Army from 1953 to 1955, and he was a St Louis alderman from 1959 to 1964.
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Bill Clay served 105 days in jail for participating in a civil rights demonstration in 1963.
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Bill Clay worked for the union of St Louis city employees from 1961 to 1964 and then with a steamfitters union local until 1967.
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The Bill Clay family were parishioners at the predominantly Black St Nicholas' Catholic Church in St Louis.
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Bill Clay was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1968.
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Bill Clay became an advocate for environmentalism, labor issues, and social justice.
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In 1993, Bill Clay voted for the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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From 1991 until the Democrats lost control of Congress in 1995, Bill Clay chaired the House Committee on the Post Office and Civil Service.
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William L Clay has a star and biographical plaque on the St Louis Walk of Fame.