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Andrew Thomas McCormick (1761 – April 27, 1841) was an Episcopal clergyman and Chaplain of the United States Senate. Historians sometimes render his name as Alexander Thomas McCormick, likely confusing him with his brother Alexander Hugh McCormick, but his tombstone reads "Andrew Thomas McCormick".

Early years

McCormick was born in County Donegal in Ireland in 1761.^[1] He was brought up as a Presbyterian. He came to the United States and became an Episcopalian. He was made a deacon by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas John Claggett, Bishop of Maryland, on June 15, 1794. The date he was ordained as a priest is not on record.^[2]

Ministry

McCormick became assistant rector in Queen Anne Parish, (St. Barnabas Church (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)), Prince George's County, Maryland. In 1796, he took charge of a classical school in the new city of Washington, D.C. prior to the creation of a public school system. The Rev. George Ralph, his predecessor in the school, had recently resigned to take charge of the newly organized parish of Washington, known as Christ Church, Washington Parish.^[3]

In 1798, Mr. McCormick helped Ralph establish the first Episcopal Church in Washington, Christ Church, and became assistant at it. It was opened in a converted barn. Many notable early residents attended services there, including Presidents Jefferson and John Quincy Adams. On May 4, 1806, he was elected rector, a position he would continue to fill through 1823.^[4] In 1807, the church moved to a larger brick structure near the Navy Yard. John Quincy Adams was a Unitarian, not an Episcopalian, but decided while Secretary of State to go to Christ Church. The reason, he wrote in his diary in 1819, was that its rector, Andrew McCormick, was the only preacher in town worth hearing. I have at last given the preference to Mr. McCormick, of the Episcopal Church, Adams noted in the entry for October 24, and spoke to him last week for a pew.^[5]

During this period, McCormick served as Chaplain of the Senate (1804–1805 and 1807–1808).

Later years

McCormick served on the board of trustees of Washington's Eastern Free School, one of only two schools in the city, from 1802 to 1816 and as its president from 1816 to 1841 and was credited with the school's survival. His nephew Hugh was the teacher at the school from 1825 to 1844.^[6] McCormick died in 1841 at age of 80.^[7]

The McCormick School located on the east side of the 1200 block of 3rd St., SE and opened in 1870 was either named for him or for his nephew Hugh.^[8] It was closed in 1909 and torn down around 1915.

References

^ "Rev Andrew Thomas McCormick". Find A Grave. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ The correspondence of John Henry Hobart, by John Henry Hobart, pages 226-7
^ A History of the National Capital from Its Foundation, Volume 1, 1914, by Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan, page 301
^ Washington's First Parish, Christ Church, 1956
^ Christ Church, Washington Parish, A Brief History, by Nan Robertson, 1994, page 3
^ House Documents (Vol 28 ed.). Washington: Government Printing Office. 1906. pp. 92–97.
^ "McCormick, Rev. Andrew T." (PDF). National Intelligencer. 3 May 1841. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
^ "McCormick School". Retrieved 28 July 2017.

Religious titles
Preceded by Edward Gantt	5th US Senate Chaplain December 9, 1801 – November 6, 1804	Succeeded by Edward Gantt
Preceded by John Johnson Sayrs	8th US Senate Chaplain November 10, 1807 – November 9, 1808	Succeeded by Robert Elliott

[1] "Rev Andrew Thomas McCormick". Find A Grave. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[2] The correspondence of John Henry Hobart, by John Henry Hobart, pages 226-7

[3] A History of the National Capital from Its Foundation, Volume 1, 1914, by Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan, page 301

[4] Washington's First Parish, Christ Church, 1956

[5] Christ Church, Washington Parish, A Brief History, by Nan Robertson, 1994, page 3

[6] House Documents (Vol 28 ed.). Washington: Government Printing Office. 1906. pp. 92–97.

[7] "McCormick, Rev. Andrew T." (PDF). National Intelligencer. 3 May 1841. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[8] "McCormick School". Retrieved 28 July 2017.

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-'''A. Thomas McCormick''' (1770–1840) was an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] clergyman and [[Chaplain of the United States Senate]].  Historians often render his name as ''Andrew Thomas McCormick'' or as ''Alexander Thomas McCormick'', which makes researching his life and ministry a bit challenging.  The references upon which this biographical sketch are based use both, or ''A. T. McCormick'', which seems to have been his preference.  In each case, it is clear from the context that the same person is meant.
+'''Andrew Thomas McCormick''' (1761&nbsp;– April 27, 1841) was an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] clergyman and [[Chaplain of the United States Senate]].  Historians sometimes render his name as ''Alexander Thomas McCormick,'' likely confusing him with his brother Alexander Hugh McCormick, but his tombstone reads "Andrew Thomas McCormick".
 ==Early years==
-McCormick was born in [[Ireland]] in 1770.  He was brought up as a [[Presbyterian]].  He came to the United States, became an Episcopalian, and was made a deacon by the Rt. Rev. Dr. [[Thomas John Claggett]], Bishop of Maryland, on June 15, 1794.  When he was ordained as a priest is not on record.<ref>The correspondence of John Henry Hobart, by John Henry Hobart, pages 226-7</ref>
+McCormick was born in County Donegal in [[Ireland]] in 1761.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rev Andrew Thomas McCormick|url=https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=McCormick&GSiman=1&GScid=104430&GRid=79147426&|website=Find A Grave|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref>  He was brought up as a [[Presbyterian]].  He came to the United States and became an Episcopalian. He was made a deacon by the Rt. Rev. Dr. [[Thomas John Claggett]], Bishop of Maryland, on June 15, 1794.  The date he was ordained as a priest is not on record.<ref>The correspondence of John Henry Hobart, by John Henry Hobart, pages 226-7</ref>
 ==Ministry==
-McCormick became assistant rector in Queen Anne Parish, ([[St. Barnabas Church (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)]]), [[Prince George's County, Maryland]].  In 1796, he took charge of a school in the new city of [[Washington, D.C]].  It was evidently of a higher grade than any in the vicinity.  The Rev. George Ralph, his predecessor in the school, had recently resigned to take charge of the newly organized parish of Washington, known as Christ Church, Washington Parish.<ref>A History of the National Capital from Its Foundation, Volume 1, 1914, by Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan, page 301</ref>
+McCormick became assistant rector in Queen Anne Parish, ([[St. Barnabas Church (Upper Marlboro, Maryland)]]), [[Prince George's County, Maryland]].  In 1796, he took charge of a classical school in the new city of [[Washington, D.C.]] prior to the creation of a public school system.   The Rev. George Ralph, his predecessor in the school, had recently resigned to take charge of the newly organized parish of Washington, known as Christ Church, Washington Parish.<ref>A History of the National Capital from Its Foundation, Volume 1, 1914, by Wilhelmus Bogart Bryan, page 301</ref>
-In 1798, Mr. McCormick became assistant at Christ Church.  On May 4, 1806, he was elected rector, a position he would continue to fill through 1823.<ref>Washington's First Parish,
+In 1798, Mr. McCormick helped Ralph establish the first Episcopal Church in Washington, Christ Church, and became assistant at it. It was opened in a converted barn. Many notable early residents attended services there, including Presidents Jefferson and John Quincy Adams. On May 4, 1806, he was elected rector, a position he would continue to fill through 1823.<ref>Washington's First Parish,
-Christ Church, 1956</ref>  Among his happy duties, McCormick officiated at the wedding of Lydia, [[Benjamin Latrobe]]'s daughter. [[John Quincy Adams]] was a [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]], not an Episcopalian, but decided while [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] to go to Christ Church. The reason, he wrote in his diary in 1819, was that its rector, Andrew McCormick, was the only preacher in town worth hearing. ''I have at last given the preference to Mr. McCormick, of the Episcopal Church,'' Adams noted in the entry for October 24, ''and spoke to him last week for a pew.''<ref>Christ Church, Washington Parish, A Brief History, by Nan Robertson, 1994, page 3</ref>
+Christ Church, 1956</ref> In 1807, the church moved to a larger brick structure near the Navy Yard. [[John Quincy Adams]] was a [[Unitarianism|Unitarian]], not an Episcopalian, but decided while [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] to go to Christ Church. The reason, he wrote in his diary in 1819, was that its rector, Andrew McCormick, was the only preacher in town worth hearing. ''I have at last given the preference to Mr. McCormick, of the Episcopal Church,'' Adams noted in the entry for October 24, ''and spoke to him last week for a pew.''<ref>Christ Church, Washington Parish, A Brief History, by Nan Robertson, 1994, page 3</ref>
 During this period, McCormick served as [[Chaplain of the Senate]] (1804–1805 and 1807–1808).
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 ==Later years==
+McCormick served on the board of trustees of Washington's Eastern Free School, one of only two schools in the city, from 1802 to 1816 and as its president from 1816 to 1841 and was credited with the school's survival. His nephew Hugh was the teacher at the school from 1825 to 1844.<ref>{{cite book|title=House Documents|date=1906|publisher=Government Printing Office|location=Washington|pages=92–97|edition=Vol 28}}</ref> McCormick died in 1841 at age of 80.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bytesofhistory.org/Cemeteries/DC_Congressional/Obits/M/Obits_McCormick.pdf|title=McCormick, Rev. Andrew T.|access-date=28 July 2017|work=National Intelligencer|date=3 May 1841}}</ref>
-McCormick died in 1840 at age of 70.<ref>The Correspondence of John Henry Hobart, by John Henry Hobart, pages 226-7</ref>
+The McCormick School located on the east side of the 1200 block of 3rd St., SE and opened in 1870 was either named for him or for his nephew Hugh.<ref>{{cite web|title=McCormick School|url=http://bytesofhistory.org/Collections/DC_Schools/McCormick_Hugh.html|access-date=28 July 2017}}</ref> It was closed in 1909 and torn down around 1915.
 ==References==
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