Background
McKoy was born on October 11, 1825 to Doctor William and Ann Hall McKoy in Clinton, North Carolina.
McKoy was born on October 11, 1825 to Doctor William and Ann Hall McKoy in Clinton, North Carolina.
McKoy attended the University of North Carolina.
McKoy was a delegate to the North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1865-1866. McKoy was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States. Congress in 1868 losing to Republican Oliver H. Dockery. From 1874 to 1875 he was a Judge of the North Carolina Superior Court.
During the Civil War McKoy was, under the Sequestration law, a receiver for the Confederate Government.
McKoy joined the North Carolina Militia on February 15th 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. Business career After the American Civil war McKoy practiced law in Clinton, North Carolina.
McKoy died in Clinton, North Carolina on November 11, 1885 and he was buried in the Clinton, cemetery. a b c d e f g Powell, William South. (1991), Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Volume
4, L-O, Durham, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, p. 165 a b c d e f g h Allardice, Bruce South. (2008), Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register, Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press, p.