James Waring McCoy was born on 19 July 1888 in Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin.
1,2,3 He and
Anne Allen Ward were married on 29 April 1916.
4 He died in 1937, at age ~49.
3 He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery (Section B, Lot 85, Grave 6), Troy, Rensselaer, New York.
34 James Waring McCoy was a Manufacturer in Tide Water Iron Works.
4 HARVARD COLLEGE
CLASS OF 1911
DECENNIAL REPORT
JAMES WARING McCOY
Born at Bloomer, Wis., July 19, 1888.
Parents: Henry Jackson McCoy, Marie Belein Gonzales.
School: St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H.
Years in College: 1907-March 1908.
Married: Anne Allen Ward, Brooklyn, N. Y., Apr. 29, 1916.
War Service: Enlisted May 10, 1917, Seaman; Discharged Feb. 8, 1919,
Ensign. U. S. N. R.
Occupation: Manufacturer, Steel Plate Construction.
Address: (Home) 405 Lincoln Ave., Orange, N. J.(Bus.) 721 Jefferson St., Hoboken, N. J.
On leaving College in 1908, went to work at the Tide Water Iron Works, a small plant at that time owned by my father. Worked for two years in the shop as a laborer, then moved into the office. Shortly after was given the management of the plant and forty-five per cent, of the stock, my mother and sister holding the balance. At present am President and General Man- ager of the plant.
When war was declared I signed up with the U. S. Naval Reserve Force. In September 191 7 was ordered to the U. S. S. May and in November of that year sailed for France. In March of 1918 received commission as Ensign at Rochefort-sur-Mer,France. Was off the French Coast on Convoy and Patrol duty for about fourteen months. Was placed on inactive duty in February 1919 and resumed management of the Tide Water Iron Works.
Member: Essex County Country Club, Orange, New Jersey;
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, South Orange, New Jersey; South
Orange Field Club; Harvard Club of New York. He was educated in Harvard College in 1911.