Daniel McCoy

Daniel McCoy (July 17, 1845 – November 6, 1908) was a Michigan politician.

Early life and education Daniel McCoy was born on July 17, 1845, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to parents John and Mary Ann McCoy. There, he received a public school education. In 1867, McCoy moved to Romeo, Michigan. In 1905, McCoy was appointed a member of the Pioneer Society of the State of Michigan. That same year, McCoy was appointed by Michigan Governor Fred M. Warner, along with Lawton T. Hemans and Arthur Holmes, to be the commissioners to relocate the remains of the first governor of Michigan, Stevens T. Mason, from New York Marble Cemetery in New York City to Capitol Park in Detroit so that they may be reinterned there. Governor Mason's remains arrived in Detroit on June 4, 1905.

Personal life In 1879, McCoy married Abigail Lyon Ayers. Together, they had at least one child.

Death McCoy died on November 6, 1908, in Grand Rapids. There, he was interred in Oakhill Cemetery.