Andrew Z. McCarty

Who was Andrew Z. McCarty?

Andrew Zimmerman McCarty was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Rhinebeck, New York, McCarty studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1831 and commenced practice in Pulaski, New York. He served as county clerk of Oswego County from 1840-1843. He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1848.

McCarty was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession in Pulaski, where he served as Register of bankruptcy 1875-1879. He died in Pulaski, New York, April 23, 1879. He was interred in Pulaski Cemetery.