Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916 - 2005)

Born 29 Mar 1916 in Watkins, Meeker, Minnesota, United States

Died 10 Dec 2005 at age 89 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Eugene McCarthy is Notable.

Preceded by Edward John Thye

Eugene McCarthy US Senator (Class 1) from Minnesota 1959—1971

Succeeded by Hubert Humphrey

Biography

The future Senator McCarthy was the son of Michael McCarthy, a stock buyer of Irish descent and Anna Baden McCarthy of German descent. His siblings were Mildred, Marion, and Austin. Eugene's paternal grandmother, Mary, lived with the family during his childhood years.

After graduating from St. John's University in Collegeville, MN, Gene taught high school in Minnesota and North Dakota. In the 1940's, he went to graduate school and began an on and off teaching career, teaching at his alma mater and at St. Thomas College in St. Paul, MN. During World War II, he worked as a code breaker in the Military Intelligence Division of the War Department.

Gene married Abigail Quigley in 1945. Their first child, a son, was born and died in April 1946. The couple subsequently had four other children, three daughters and a son.

Gene served five terms, from 1949 to 1959, in the U.S. Congress as a representative from Minnesota. He then served as Senator for two terms, from 1959 to 1971.

Though probably best known for his presidential run in 1968, Gene also ran for president several other times, including as a third-party candidate. He also continued to write and teach until his death.

Sources

• Find A Grave Memorial# 12649971
• Eugene McCarthy on Wikipedia
• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• O’Connell, Tom. "McCarthy, Eugene (1916–2005)." MNopedia, Minnesota Historical Society. http://www.mnopedia.org/person/mccarthy-eugene-1916-2005 (accessed October 30, 2020).
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWBD-89M : accessed 30 October 2020), Eugene McCarthy in household of Michael McCarthy, Watkins, Meeker, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 122, sheet 15B, line 71, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 845; FHL microfilm 1,820,845.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X388-DXV : accessed 30 October 2020), Eugene Mccarthy in household of Mike Mccarthy, Watkins, Meeker, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 3A, line 38, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1106; FHL microfilm 2,340,841.
• United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM9V-4XC : 14 February 2020), Eugene Mccarthy in household of Susan Fredericks, Ward 3, Mandan, Mandan City, Morton, North Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-19, sheet 3A, line 17, family 44, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3007.