Facts: - preceded: william jones - party: democratic-republican - death date: 27 august 1811 - district: 1st - term end: march 28 , 1808 - succeeded: jacob richards , benjamin say , john porter - birth date: 24 july 1769 - state: pennsylvania - name: joseph clay - term start: march 4 , 1803 - birth place: philadelphia , pennsylvania Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of joseph clay .
joseph clay -lrb- july 24 , 1769 -- august 27 , 1811 -rrb- was a member of the united states house of representatives from pennsylvania .joseph clay was born in philadelphia , pennsylvania .he was elected as a democratic-republican to the eighth , ninth , and tenth congresses , and served until his resignation after march 28 , 1808 .he was also engaged in banking .clay served as chairman of the united states house committee on ways and means during the ninth congress .he was one of the managers appointed by the house of representatives in 1804 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against john pickering , judge of the united states district court for the district of new hampshire .he became cashier of the farmers & mechanics ' bank of philadelphia , and died in philadelphia in 1811 .interment in christ church burying ground .he was the father of diplomat john randolph clay , and the grandfather of brevet brigadier general cecil clay .