William McCoy (congressman)
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William McCoy (17?? – 1864) was an eighteenth and nineteenth century politician from Virginia.
Born near Warrenton, Virginia, McCoy was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1798 to 1804 and was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1829 and 1830. He was elected a Democratic-Republican, Crawford Republican and Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1810, serving from 1811 to 1833. Their, he served a chairman of the Committee on Claims from 1827 to 1829. McCoy died in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1864 and was interred in the University of Virginia Cemetery.
[edit] External links
- William McCoy (congressman) at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- William McCoy at Find A Grave
| Preceded by Jacob Swoope |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th congressional district March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1823 |
Succeeded by Mark Alexander |
| Preceded by James Jones |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 19th congressional district March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1833 (obsolete district) |
Succeeded by William McComas |
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