Richard McCarty (politician)

Richard McCarty (born February 19, 1780 in Coeymans , New York , † May 18, 1844 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1821 and 1823 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Richard McCarty, son of General David McCarty (1737-1812), was born in Coeymans during the War of Independence . He attended public schools. Between 1811 and 1813 he was a town clerk ( county clerk ) in Greene County . He worked as a Flour Inspector in New York.

As an opponent of an overly strong central government, he joined the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson at that time . In the 1820 congressional elections for the 17th Congress , McCarty was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of New York , where he succeeded Robert Clark on March 4, 1821 . He retired from the after March 3, 1823 Congress of.

After his time in Congress, he was President of Lafayette Bank in New York City and was appointed to the committee that received General Lafayette when he visited the United States in 1824 and 1825. McCarty died in New York City on May 18, 1844 and was buried in Adams Cemetery in Coxsackie. The Mexican-American War broke out about two years later .

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SURNAME	McCarty, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 19, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH	Coeymans , New York
DATE OF DEATH	May 18, 1844
Place of death	New York City