The Political Graveyard: McCarty family of Indiana

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McCarty family of Indiana

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Enoch McCarty (1783-1857) — of Indiana. Born in Culpeper County, Va., January 5, 1783. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state senate, 1832-34; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1833; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1835-37; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1836; county judge in Indiana, 1838-45. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died near Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., December 12, 1857 (age 74 years, 341 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Brother of Benjamin McCarty, Johnathan McCarty and Abner McCarty; father of William Monroe McCarty (1816-?).
		Political family: McCarty family of Indiana.

Benjamin McCarty (1792-1865) — of Indiana. Born in Tennessee, February 22, 1792. Probate judge in Indiana, 1832-34; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1836-37. Methodist. Died in Madison County, Iowa, June 28, 1865 (age 73 years, 126 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Brother of Enoch McCarty, Johnathan McCarty and Abner McCarty; uncle of William Monroe McCarty (1816-?).
		Political family: McCarty family of Indiana.

Johnathan McCarty (1795-1852) — of Connersville, Fayette County, Ind.; Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa. Born in Culpeper County, Va., August 3, 1795. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1818-19; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1824, 1840; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1831-37 (3rd District 1831-33, 5th District 1833-37); defeated, 1836. Died in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, March 30, 1852 (age 56 years, 240 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.

		Relatives: Brother of Enoch McCarty, Benjamin McCarty and Abner McCarty; uncle of William Monroe McCarty (1816-?).
		Political family: McCarty family of Indiana.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Abner McCarty (b. 1797) — of Indiana. Born in Grainger County, Tenn., January 29, 1797. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-39. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Brother of Enoch McCarty, Benjamin McCarty and Johnathan McCarty; uncle of William Monroe McCarty (1816-?).
		Political family: McCarty family of Indiana.

William Monroe McCarty (b. 1816) — of Indiana. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., May 18, 1816. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Indiana state senate, 1847-49; Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1848; circuit judge in Indiana, 1850-53. Member, Redmen. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Enoch McCarty (1783-1857); nephew of Benjamin McCarty, Johnathan McCarty and Abner McCarty.
		Political family: McCarty family of Indiana.

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