Janet J. McCoy

{{Short description|American politician and businesswoman (1916–1995)}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Janet McCoy

|office = High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

|term_start = December 1981

|term_end = July 10, 1987

|predecessor = Adrian P. Winkel

|successor = Chuck Jordan {{small|(Transition Director)}}

|birth_date = {{birth date|1916|7|31}}

|birth_place = Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1995|8|4|1916|7|31}}

|death_place = Scottsburg, Oregon, U.S.

|party = Republican

|education = {{nowrap|Wayne State University {{small|(BA)}}}}

}}

Janet J. McCoy (July 31, 1916 – August 4, 1995) was an American politician and businesswoman.

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, McCoy went to Wayne State University. During World War II, McCoy served in the Women's Army Corps as one of the first officer candidates. After the war, McCoy was in the radio, television broadcasting and tourism business in California. McCoy was involved in the Republican Party political campaigns of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. McCoy served as the last High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands 1981–1986. After her term, the territories began their transition to independence. McCoy died in Scottsburg, Oregon in 1995.[http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=43197#axzz1i2IvFBKJ Nomination of Janet J. McCoy][http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mspp/news_fall95/JMcCoy.html Legacy of Janet J. McCoy]