Richard McCarty (US politician)

Infobox_Congressman
name=Richard McCarty


state=New York
district=8th
term=March 41821 - March 31823
preceded=Robert Clark
succeeded=James Strong
date of birth=February 191780
place of birth=Coeymans, New York
date of death=May 181844
place of death=New York City
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profession=
religion=
party=Democratic-Republican|

Richard McCarty (February 191780 - May 181844) was a United States Representative from New York.

McCarty was born in Coeymans, New York, where he attended the common schools. He was county clerk of Greene County from 1811 to 1813 and also was flour inspector of the state of New York.

McCarty was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 17th United States Congress, serving from March 4 1821 to March 3 1823. He was president of the Lafayette Bank in New York City and was one of the committee appointed to receive General Lafayette when he visited the United States in 1824 and 1825. He died in New York City and is interred in Adams Cemetery in Coxsackie, New York.

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NAME=McCarty, Richard
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=American politician
DATE OF BIRTH=February 19, 1780
PLACE OF BIRTH=Coeymans (town), New York
DATE OF DEATH=May 18, 1844
PLACE OF DEATH=New York City