What is Bill Clay?
{{Infobox Congressman | name = Bill Clay | image name = BillClaySr.jpg |birth_name=William Lacy Clay | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|4|30}} | birth_place = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], U.S. | state = [[Missouri]] | district = [[Missouri's 1st congressional district|1st]] | term_start = January 3, 1969 | term_end = January 3, 2001 | preceded = [[Frank M. Karsten]] | succeeded = [[William Lacy Clay Jr.]] | party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | spouse = | children = | religion = }} '''William Lacy Clay Sr.''' (born April 30, 1931) is an American politician from [[Missouri]]. As Congressman from Missouri's First District, he represented portions of [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] in the U.S. House of Representatives for 32 years. Clay was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] in 1968. He became an advocate for [[environmentalism]], [[labour (economics)|labor]] issues, and [[social justice]]. [[Poplar Street Bridge]], which connects St. Louis, Missouri, and [[East St. Louis, Illinois]], was renamed on October 7, 2013, '''Congressman William L. Clay Sr. Bridge'''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/st-louis-bridge-renamed-for-long-time-congressman/article_4aa107e9-e014-55e3-a6b5-67af8c53c9ba.html |title=St. Louis bridge renamed for long-time congressman : Stltoday |access-date=2018-03-20 |archive-date=2013-10-13 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131013175637/http://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/missouri/st-louis-bridge-renamed-for-long-time-congressman/article_4aa107e9-e014-55e3-a6b5-67af8c53c9ba.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000488 Biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website] * [http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=393&category=PoliticalMakers The History Makers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org