Robert McCoy
American politician
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| Intro | American politician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | Carlisle, USA | |
| Death | 7 June 1849 | |
| Politics: | Democratic Party |
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Robert McCoy (died June 7, 1849) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Robert McCoy born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania (birth date unknown). He served as prothonotary of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was a Brigadier General of the militia and a state canal commissioner.
McCoy was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative William Ramsey. He died in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1849.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Robert McCoy (id: M000375)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard
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| Preceded by Thomas Hartley Crawford William Ramsey | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district November 22, 1831 – March 3, 1833 alongside: Thomas Hartley Crawford | Succeeded by Charles Augustus Barnitz |