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McCARTY, William Monroe, jurist, born in Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana, 18 May, 1816. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1834, and began to practise in his native town at the age of twenty. He removed in 1840 to Cincinnati, where he became widely known by prosecuting persons who had usurped the corporate name and privileges of a defunct bank for the purpose of defrauding the public. Finding that the climate of Cincinnati did not agree with his health, he returned to Franklin county, Indiana, and a call for troops being made soon afterward to re-enforce the army of General Zachary Taylor in Mexico, Mr. McCarty raised a regiment (the 3d Indiana), of which he was elected lieutenant-colonel. He served through the war, and his regiment was highly complimented for its conduct at the battle of Buena Vista. On his return, he was elected to the state senate. In 1848 he was placed on the Cass electoral ticket, and took an active part in the canvass. He was subsequently elected judge of the 13th circuit
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