Terms of Service

• House, 10th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  12/16/1863 - 8/6/1866
   
  
• House, 9th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  2/3/1863 - 11/2/1863
   
  

(1) John C. McCoy challenged the election of Henry J. Moffatt; 11/11/1863, the Committee on Privileges and Elections declared the seat vacant, and on 11/19/1863 the legislature sent the governor an act authorizing a special election. Murrah approved it 11/20/1863 but had already issued a proclamation on the subject November 18. A second proclamation of November 20 fixed an election for December 5 that was won by McCoy, probably sworn before the last day of the session, December 16. Journals after December 3rd are missing. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) McCoy, sworn 2/3/1863, succeeded Nicholas H. Darnell. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, Colonel John C. McCoy, pp. 545-548. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families 1889.
• MCCOY, JOHN CALVIN (1819-1887). Handbook of Texas Online .
• Included on list of "Texas Whigs Named in Newspapers and Identified From the Census of 1850," in "The Whig Party of Texas in the Elections of 1848 and 1852," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 73, Number 1, pp. 30-33, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
• Biographical sketch and portrait, Colonel John C. McCoy, pp. 150-156. The Encyclopedia of the New West 1881.

Committee Information

• 9th R.S. - 1861
• Agricultural Affairs  
• Institutions for the Blind, Deaf, and Dumb and Lunatic Asylum  
• Land Office  
• State Military Board