McCoy, George W. (George William), 1901-1962
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McCoy, George W. (George William), 1901-1962
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McCoy, George W., Jr.
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McCoy George W.
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George William McCoy (1901-1962) was born in Dillsboro, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina, 1919-1922, and the University of Chicago, 1926-1928, from which he received a Ph.B. McCoy joined the staff of the Asheville (N. C.) Citizen in 1924. He was editor of the Citizen from 1955 to 1961, and published several pamphlets on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
In 1929, McCoy married Lola Love. They had three children: George, Jr.; Myrtle McCoy Moore; and Janet Lucille McCoy. McCoy was a long-time friend of Professor Archibald Henderson of the University of North Carolina, biographer of George Bernard Shaw.
NOTE: For further biographical information see North Carolina Lives and the clippings file in the North Carolina Collection.
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