4
 Genealogical aooords


social and political, of the community, of this
section and of the entire state. dis life has been
a stirring one, full of service both afloat and a-
shore. His father's fleet of vessels afforded him
his first means of employment, and he rapidly rose
to the position that entitled him to the"title of
"Captain" along with his father.
 captainn James McKay, second, commanded many of
his father's vessels and after the; were seen no
more at sea, he passed to the command of shi.s of
other owners, among them being the steamers of the
Plant line between Tampa and Havana and in the sum-
mer on the New England coast. In more recent years
Captain dcOJay has been in tne e:iploy:.ent of the
United Jtates government a superintendent of the
 :.rine transport service of theo ju.rtermabter's de-
partment of tho United states army. In the war witn
pain ne nad cn rge of tie flett of trnSports that
oarriea tne army of General .nLafter to )antiapo,
nuperintending the loading at -ort iampa and the un-
loading on the coast of Juua, earning :any encomiua .
from high authorities' for the skill and ability ex-
nibited by him in the nandling of the ships oonpos-
ing tne large flect.
 Captain cames i 4oay, second, served throughout
the Jivil <(ar w ith redit, on the Jonfederate side.
He has been active politicAlly, nauing been elected
in 1880 to represent the seventhh senatorial dis-
trict, comprising rillsborough Jounty, in the state
senate. He hold this position for two terms. iHe
has been twice mayor of the city of Tampa and for
one term United Jtates marshal for the southern
district of Florida. dl ib now postmaster of the
city of 'Tampa, having resigned the position of su-
perintendent of the marine transport service of the
quartermaster'.3 department of the army to accept
the appointment.
 James iaio.ay, second, ha" been three times mar-
ried; the first time to Mary 0. Oriohton, who was
the mother of all of his children, the second time
to Helene Turton, of Massachusetts, and the third
time to his present wife, who was Lillian Nimma
warren, of ztlantic Highlands, N. J.
 There were born to James and Mary E. (Crichton)
Acq.ay, his first wife, nine children, four sons,