He was the son of Gen.
David McCarty (1737–1812; assemblyman in
1792) and Charlotte (Coeymans) McCarty (1746–1828). He was born in that part of
Watervliet, New York which was separated in 1791 as the
Town of Coeymans. There he attended the
common schools. He was County Clerk of
Greene County from 1811 to 1813, and from 1821 to 1822. McCarty was elected as a
Democratic-Republican to the
17th United States Congress, holding office from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1823. He was President of the Lafayette Bank in
New York City and was one of the committee appointed to receive
General Lafayette when he visited the United States in 1824 and 1825. McCarty died in New York City and was buried at the Adams Cemetery in
Coxsackie. State Senator
John McCarty (1782–1851) was his brother. ==References==