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Joseph McCarthy
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Joseph McCarthy (Lawyer, Judge, Politician) | |
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Born | Joseph Raymond McCarthy 1908-11-14 Grand Chute, Wisconsin |
Died | 1957-05-02 (Age 48) Bethesda, Maryland |
Cause of death | alcoholism "hepatitis" |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Wisconsin, Marquette University Law School |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Parents | • Timothy McCarthy • Bridget Tierney |
Children | Tierney Elizabeth McCarthy |
Spouse | Jean Fraser Kerr Minetti |
Party | Republican |
McCarthyism
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After the "anti-communist" inquiries which he lead, his name has become a byword for mean-spirited, superficial persecution.[1]
Death
McCarthy died in Bethesda Naval Hospital on May 2, 1957, at the age of 48. His death certificate listed the cause of death as "Hepatitis, acute, cause unknown"; doctors had not previously reported him to be in critical condition. It was hinted in the press that he died of alcoholism, which is now widely suspected.
McCarthy had a state funeral attended by 70 senators. Pontifical Mass was said before more than 100 priests and 2,000 others at Washington's St. Matthew's Cathedral.
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