William McCoy and his descendants; a genealogical history of the family of William McCoy, one of the Scotch families coming to America before the revolutionary war, who died in Kentucky about the year 1818 Also a history of the family of Alexander McCoy, a Scotchman who served through the revolutionary war, and died in Ohio in the year 1829 . til 1837; then elected member of State Senate, andwas re-elected twice, making three terms he held theoffice. In 1845 was elected member of House of Rep-resentatives. In i860 and 1862 was elected County Treas-urer. He was a leader of men, of unswerving in
William McCoy and his descendants; a genealogical history of the family of William McCoy, one of the Scotch families coming to America before the revolutionary war, who died in Kentucky about the year 1818 Also a history of the family of Alexander McCoy, a Scotchman who served through the revolutionary war, and died in Ohio in the year 1829 . til 1837; then elected member of State Senate, andwas re-elected twice, making three terms he held theoffice. In 1845 was elected member of House of Rep-resentatives. In i860 and 1862 was elected County Treas-urer. He was a leader of men, of unswerving integ-rity, and of an excitable temperament, yet a man easilyapproached, and a generous friend of the poor. Severein his denunciation of what he believed to be wrong,but highly respected by his opponents. For many yearshe was extensively engaged in buying and shipping hogsand pork-packing in Cincinnati. He was an honest,faithful public servant. In 1861, when Ft. Sumter wasfired upon, he at once raised a company for the SeventhIndiana Regiment, in the three months service, was com-missioned captain, and served his time in West man of undoubted courage. He was worshiped byhis men. He thought seriously of going into the threeyears service, and Governor Morton offered him thecolonelcy of a regiment, but his friends protested vig-.
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