Date of Birth: 07/11/1863
Place of Birth: Redfern, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 17/04/1942
Place of Death: Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
29 Jun 1909 |
29 Jun 1909 |
1 day |
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| The Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
10 Mar 1908 |
10 Mar 1908 |
1 day |
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| Member for Marrickville |
10 Sep 1907 |
14 Sep 1910 |
3 years 5 days |
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| Diocese of Goulburn Church Land Sale Bill Committee No.13 |
23 Aug 1905 |
05 Sep 1905 |
14 days |
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| Lieutenant Governor’s Opening Speech Committee No.1 |
13 Jun 1905 |
13 Jun 1905 |
1 day |
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| Member for Marrickville |
06 Aug 1904 |
19 Aug 1907 |
3 years 14 days |
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| Claim of James Ross, Pilot Boatman Committee No.18 |
30 Oct 1902 |
17 Dec 1902 |
1 month 18 days |
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| Member for Marrickville |
03 Jul 1901 |
16 Jul 1904 |
3 years 14 days |
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| Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly |
03 Jul 1901 |
14 Sep 1910 |
9 years 2 months 12 days |
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Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (solicitor). Educated in Fort Street public school and Sydney Grammar school; at age fifteen was employed in Oriental Bank Corporation; matriculated by private study; articled in 1881 to W.J Trickett, assigned in 1883 to W.H Piggott, admitted as a solicitor in 1887; established his own practice, at a later time became a senior partner with brother in McCoy and McCoy, joined in 1928 by Atkinson and 1929 by Grove; Australian Protestant Defence Association; opened first Gospel Hall in Queanbeyan; Orangeman; Freemason.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Alderman at Marrickville from 1894 until 1896, Mayor in 1896
Personal
Son of Richard McCoy, boot manufacturer, importer and Irish migrant, and Anne King. Married Menna Florence Hadley on 18 March 1903 and had issue, 1 daughter. Methodist. Funeral at Northern Suburbs crematorium from Turramurra Methodist church.
