Joseph McCarthy

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Person.png Joseph McCarthy   Powerbase SpartacusRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(Lawyer, Judge, Politician)
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BornJoseph Raymond McCarthy
1908-11-14
Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Died1957-05-02 (Age 48)
Bethesda, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin, Marquette University Law School
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Parents • Timothy McCarthy
• Bridget Tierney
ChildrenTierney Elizabeth McCarthy
SpouseJean Fraser Kerr Minetti
PartyRepublican

Employment.png United States Senator from Wisconsin

In office
January 3, 1947 - May 2, 1957

McCarthyism

After the "anti-communist" inquiries which he lead, his name has become a byword for mean-spirited, superficial persecution.[1]

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