Allmand A. McKoy
Allmand Alexander McKoy (Roberto 11, 1825 – November 11, 1885) was a North Carolina lawyer, military officer and Democratic party[1] politician who served in the North Carolina Senate and as a judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina.[2] Early lifeMcKoy was born on October 11, 1825, to Dr. William and Ann Hall McKoy in Clinton, North Carolina.[1] Family lifeMcKoy married Lydia Anciaux Howard.[2][1] They had five children, two who lived to adulthood Thomas Hall McKoy, Susan Howard McKoy, and three who died as children, Ann McKoy, Carrie McKoy, John McKoy.[1] EducationMcKoy attended the University of North Carolina.[2] Political careerFrom 1858 to 1859 McKoy served in the North Carolina Senate.[2] Civil War and military serviceDuring the Civil War McKoy was, under the Sequestration law, a receiver for the Confederate Government.[2] McKoy joined the North Carolina Militia on February 15, 1861, serving as a colonel in the 24th Regiment, North Carolina Militia. From 1863 to 1864 McKoy was a lieutenant colonel in the 27th Battalion North Carolina Home Guards. On December 22, 1864, McKoy was appointed a colonel in the 8th North Carolina Senior Reserves.[2] Post war careersBusiness careerAfter the American Civil War McKoy practiced law in Clinton, North Carolina. Political careerMcKoy was a delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1865–1866.[1] McKoy was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Congress in 1868 losing to Republican Oliver H. Dockery.[1] From 1874 to 1875 he was a Judge of the North Carolina Superior Court.[2] Death and burialMcKoy died in Clinton, North Carolina, on November 11, 1885, and he was buried in the Clinton cemetery.[2] References
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