James Russell McCoy

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James Russell McCoy
Born(1845-09-04)September 4, 1845
DiedFebruary 14, 1924(1924-02-14) (aged 78)
Resting placePitcairn Islands Cemetery
TitleMagistrate of the Pitcairn Islands
Term1870-1872, 1878-1879, 1883, 1886-1889
SpouseEliza Young Coffin-Palmer-McCoy

James Russell McCoy (4 September 1845 – 14 February 1924) served as Magistrate of the

Matthew McCoy and Margaret Christian. His son Matthew Edmond McCoy also served as Magistrate, and was among the last islanders to hold the surname McCoy. Through his daughter Adelia, he is a grandfather of Warren Clive Christian, and Ivan Christian, and a great-grandfather of Steve Christian and Brenda Christian
.

Literary reference

He appears as Magistrate "James Russell Nickoy" in Mark Twain's 1879 story "The Great Revolution in Pitcairn." There he is forced to resign his post through the political intrigue of an American interloper, Butterworth Stavely.[1]

The Seed of McCoy," based on a true incident of piloting a burning ship to safety in 1900.[2]

Ancestry

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