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]

Allmand Alexander McKoy
Judge of the
North Carolina Superior Court
In office
1875 – November 11, 1885
Succeeded byEdwin T. Boykin
Delegate to the
North Carolina Constitutional Convention
In office
1865–1866
Member of the North Carolina
North Carolina Senate
In office
1858–1859
Personal details
BornOctober 11, 1825
Clinton, North Carolina
DiedNovember 11, 1885
Clinton, North Carolina
Resting placeClinton Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLydia A. Howard
ChildrenThomas Hall McKoy; Susan Howard McKoy; Ann McKoy; Carrie McKoy; John McKoy;
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
RankColonel, Lieutenant Colonel
Commands24th Regiment, North Carolina Militia
27th Battalion North Carolina Home Guards
8th North Carolina Senior Reserves
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Early life

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McKoy was born on October 11, 1825, to Dr. William and Ann Hall McKoy in Clinton, North Carolina.[1]

Family life

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McKoy 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]

Education

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McKoy attended the University of North Carolina.[2]

Political career

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From 1858 to 1859 McKoy served in the North Carolina Senate.[2]

Civil War and military service

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During 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 careers

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Business career

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After the American Civil War McKoy practiced law in Clinton, North Carolina.

Political career

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McKoy 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 burial

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McKoy died in Clinton, North Carolina, on November 11, 1885, and he was buried in the Clinton cemetery.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Powell, William S. (1991), Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 4, L-O, Durham, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, p. 165
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Allardice, Bruce S. (2008), Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register, Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, p. 267
Legal offices
Preceded by
Judge of the
North Carolina Superior Court

1874–November 11, 1885
Succeeded by