John Watts McCormick
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 11th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
Preceded by	Henry S. Neal
Succeeded by	William W. Ellsberry
Personal details
Born	(1831-12-20)December 20, 1831 Gallipolis, Ohio, US
Died	June 25, 1917(1917-06-25) (aged 85) Gallipolis, Ohio, US
Resting place	Mount Zion Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Caroline Miles Sarah Miles
Alma mater	Ohio Wesleyan University Ohio University

John Watts McCormick (December 20, 1831 – June 25, 1917) was an American politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1883 to 1885,

Born near Gallipolis, Ohio, he was the son of John R. and Sarah Wadell McCormick.^[1] McCormick attended Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, and Ohio University at Athens. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and stock raising. He taught school and later became a Methodist minister. He served as a delegate to the Ohio constitutional convention in 1873.

McCormick was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1884 to the Forty-ninth Congress. Trustee of Rio Grande College 1883-1885.

He resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Gallipolis, Ohio, June 25, 1917. He was interred in Mount Zion Cemetery near Gallipolis, Ohio.

He married first to Caroline Miles, and later to Sarah Miles.^[1]

• United States Congress. "John W. McCormick (id: M000368)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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