Education
Born in Rhinebeck, New York, McCarty studied law.
United States representative politician
Born in Rhinebeck, New York, McCarty studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Pulaski, New New York He served as county clerk of Oswego County from 1840–1843. McCarty was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857).
He resumed the practice of his profession in Pulaski, where he served as Register of bankruptcy 1875–1879.
He died in Pulaski, New York, April 23, 1879. He was interred in Pulaski Cemetery.
He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oswego Company, 2nd Doctorate) in 1848.