Andrew Thomas McCormick (1761 – April 27, 1841) was an Episcopal clergyman and Chaplain of the United States Senate.
Many notable early residents attended services there, including Presidents Jefferson and John Quincy Adams.
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.
[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.