The sun., 1893-06-23
DEATH or MINISTER npCoE.
The Fourth United States Minister to Ls-
brria to Die In T,xeIrn Years.

IBERIA to Die In Twelve Years.
News has reached New York. By way OF Eng.
land. that William d. Mccoy OF Indiana
United States Minister Resident to the Repub
lie OF Liberia West Africa. died at Monrovia
the capital OF the country. on May IA. 1893
and was buried with military honors
Mr.. Mccoy was appointed by President Har.
rison in January. 1892, to succeed Alexander
Clark OF Iowa. who had died at his post oi
duty soon after reaching Liberia. Mr.. Mccoy
sailed for Africa from New York. in company
with his wife. on Fob. 10. 1892.
Mr.. Mccoy was born at Cam bridge city. Ind :.
on Nov. II, 1853 His parents moved to In
dianapolis when he was Ave years old. When
he reached the school age his parents eent
him to pay school, as colored children were
not admitted to the so-caled free schools OF
that dny. In 1851 the family moved to Cam
bridge. Mass. When Gov. Andrew called for
coloted volunteers the senior Mccoy desired
to enter the service. He took quite mum Der
Of men from Indianapolis to Boston. but he
was not allowed to enter til service. as he was
above the required age.
MIR. Mccoy remained at Cam BRIDGE pursu-
inS ms SscMRa,iion ,,n as barber and sending his
joying equal opportunities with white ones.
although thero were but few colored families
at Cam bridge, at that period Young Mccoy
continued In the public schools for upward OF
When he was in his eighteenth year young
and Whie there tausht o schoo for o' six H montRs
lie went from Sidney to Indianapolis to sue
coed l. + Chrisley now editor Of the Indian,
Seventh street school He was barely lS
years old when he took charge, That was, in
cali to teach in the public schools OF Helena.
bs, resided in the south. most Of the time in
boring State OF Mississippi. For a
lst brief period S he resided in Little Rqck
Works. stephen a. Dorsey was his neehIot
At Helena and l,ioN MI Mccoy used his infgsnce
Of the City Council OF Helena. City Recorder
for four years. and Superintendent OF Educa-
resigned. He was the first and only colored
man elected to that position. There were sew
enty-two schools. white and colored. under his
charge.
He returned to Indianapolis in 1879. and
was continuously engaged as an Instructor In
appointment as Minister to Liberia In 1890
he was y candidate on the regular kepu blican
sfs n snn maTyG Mss %5 hs IL
and who has been contlnuously sick since She
condition at the time Of the death OF her hus-
band Mr.. Mccoy had accumulated hand
payers among the colored people OF Indian
apo!is.
At the time of his death Minister Mccoy was
making preparations to return to the United
States. and wrote friends in New York that he
hoped to leave iberia early in July.
Mr. Mccoy is the fourth United States Minis
ter Resident to die at Monrovla during tho
past twelve years. The other three We're tho
Rev. Henry Highland Garnet Of New York. tho
Rev. Moses Aaron Hopkins OF North Carolina.
and the Rev Alexander Clark Of Iowa. all
Afro III orleans OF mi xed blood.
President Cleveland appointed Charles II. j.
TAYLOR Of Kansas Minister Resident to Liberia.
He remained in the country but a few months |
and then resigned. Cleveland then appointed !
the Rey. Moses Aaron Hopkins OF North Caro- |
Ina who died soon after reaching Monrovia. |
The President then appointed the Eov. + Z. |
until President Harrison recalled him and ap- |
pointed the Rev. Alexander Clark. who died in |
4 few months and was succeeded by Mr.. Mccoy. |