James I. McKay
James Iver McKay (July 17, 1792 – September 14, 1853) was an American lawyer and politician who served nine terms as a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina from 1831 to 1849.
James Iver McKay
5th district (1831–1843)
6th district (1843–1847)
7th district (1847–1849)
July 17, 1792
Elizabethtown, North Carolina, U.S.
September 14, 1853 (aged 61)
Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Early life and education[edit]
He was born in 1792,[1] near Elizabethtown, North Carolina. He pursued classical studies and then law.
Death and burial[edit]
McKay died in Goldsboro, North Carolina, September 14, 1853.[4] Though an unapologetic slave-owner, his will included the unusual provision that 30–40 of his slaves be placed under the supervision of the American Colonization Society.[5]