William M. McCarty

William Mason McCarty (* around 1789 in Fairfax County , Virginia , †  December 20, 1863 in Richmond , Virginia) was an American politician . In 1840 and 1841 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William McCarty first attended private schools and then studied in 1813 and 1814 at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg . After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1823 he was a member of the Virginia Senate . He then moved to the Florida Territory for a few years . In 1826 he was there executive officer of the territorial government. A year later he served for a short time as the territorial governor's representative . In 1830 he returned to Virginia, where he practiced as a lawyer in Loudoun County . Between 1830 and 1839 he was once again a member of the State Senate. In the 1830s he joined the Whig Party , which was then founded .

After the resignation of MP Charles F. Mercer , McCarty was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on January 25, 1840 at the due by-election for the 16th seat of Virginia . Until March 3, 1841 he was able to end the current legislative period there. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, William McCarty no longer appeared politically. In 1852 he moved to Richmond, where he died on December 20, 1863.

Web links

• William M. McCarty in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)