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{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{For|others with a similar name|William McCoy (disambiguation)}}
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'''William Frederick MacCoy''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|KC}} (May 15, 1840 &ndash; December 17, 1914) was an [[Ireland|Irish]]-born lawyer and political figure in [[Nova Scotia]], Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]] from 1882 to 1890 as a [[Liberal Party of Nova Scotia|Liberal]] member.

He was born in Lysrian, [[County Longford]] and came to Nova Scotia at the age of eight. McCoy was educated at the Sackville Academy. He was called to the bar in 1864. In 1868, he married Maude L. Woodill. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1878. In 1881, McCoy was named [[Queen's Counsel]]. In the same year, he was elected an alderman for the [[City of Halifax]]. McCoy also served as a recorder for the town of [[Shelburne, Nova Scotia|Shelburne]] and a captain in the militia. He died in [[Brighton]], [[England]] at the age of 74.

== References ==
* {{cite book |url=https://www.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.32957/279 |page=269 |title=The Canadian Parliamentary Companion |year=1883 |publisher=J. Durie & Son |editor-last=Gemmill |editor-first=J.A. |location=Ottawa}}
* ''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)

==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=William Frederick McCoy |sopt=t}}

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[[Category:Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs]]
[[Category:Canadian King's Counsel]]
[[Category:19th-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly]]


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