William McCoy (congressman)

For other people with the same name, see William McCoy (disambiguation).

William McCoy (September 20, 1768 – August 19, 1835) was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1811 until 1833.

William McCoy
Dean of the United States House of Representatives
In office March 4, 1830 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Thomas Newton Jr.
Succeeded by	Lewis Williams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
In office March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1833
Preceded by	Jacob Swoope
Succeeded by	William McComas
Constituency	4th district (1811–1823) 19th district (1823–1833)
Chairman of the Committee on Claims
In office March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829
Preceded by	Lewis Williams
Succeeded by	Elisha Whittlesey
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Pendleton County
In office 1798–1803 Alongside Jacob Conrad, Jacob Hull and Peter Hull
Personal details
Born	(1768-09-20)September 20, 1768 Fauquier County, Virginia Colony, British America
Died	August 19, 1835(1835-08-19) (aged 66) Charlottesville, Virginia, US
Resting place	University of Virginia Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia
Political party	Democratic-Republican (before 1825)
Other political affiliations	Jacksonian (after 1825)

Early life

William McCoy was born near Warrenton in Fauquier County in the Colony of Virginia.

Career

McCoy was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1798 to 1804.

He was elected a Democratic-Republican, Crawford Republican and Jacksonian to the United States House of Representatives in 1810, serving from 1811 to 1833. There, he served as chairman of the Committee on Claims from 1827 to 1829.^[1]

McCoy was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1829-1830, serving from a state senatorial district that included Augusta, Rockbridge and Pendleton Counties. There he served on the Committee of the Executive Department.^[2]

Death

William McCoy died in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1835^[3] and was interred in the University of Virginia Cemetery.

Electoral history

• 1811; McCoy was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 52.64% of the vote, defeating Federalist Samuel Blackburn.
• 1813; McCoy was re-elected unopposed.
• 1815; McCoy was re-elected with 51.01% of the vote, defeating Federalist Robert Porterfield.
• 1817; McCoy was re-elected unopposed.
• 1819; McCoy was re-elected unopposed.
• 1821; McCoy was re-elected unopposed.