Richard F. McCoy explained

Office:Lord Mayor of Dublin
Term Start:1896
Term End:1898
Predecessor:Valentine Blake Dillon
Successor:Daniel Tallon
Birth Date:c. 1855
Birth Place:County Limerick, Ireland
Death Place:County Limerick, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Children:8

Richard Francis McCoy (1855 – 13 March 1916) was an Irish politician and businessman. He was a member of Dublin Corporation, and served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1896 to 1898.[1] He was High Sheriff of Dublin in 1894.[2]

He married Marion Reynolds in 1883, and they had eight children.[3] [4] He died on 13 March 1916 in Rathkeale, County Limerick, aged 60.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2021 . Dublin City Council. June 2020. 7 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Richard McCoy, Lord Mayor of Dublin. Humphrys genealogy. 7 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Residents of a house 98 in South Circular Road. 1901 Census of Ireland. 7 March 2024.
  4. Web site: Residents of a house 1 in Kilcolman (Dunmoylan East, Limerick). 1901 Census of Ireland. 7 March 2024.
  5. Web site: Deaths registered – Rathkeale. April 1916. Irish Genealogy. 7 March 2024.