Joseph Augustine McArdle (1903 - 1967)

Born 29 Jun 1903 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1967 at age 64 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Joseph A. McArdle had a long political career in Pennsylvania and was mainly known for his terms as a US Congressman and a councilman on the Pittsburgh city council.

Joseph Augustine McArdle was born on 29 Jun 1903 in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana in the United States of America. He was the son of Peter J McArdle and Margaret A Flaherty.^[1][2] His family moved to Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in 1905 when he was two, and that's where he grew up. Early on, his father was a labor union leader before becoming a Pittsburgh city councilman.^[3][4][5]

Joseph married Margaret J Corrigan on 21 Nov 1934.^[6] They had four children - one son and three daughters.^[7] They lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where Joseph worked as an insurance agent and a politician.^[8][9]

Joseph died on 27 Dec 1967 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.^[1][10] He was buried in Calvary Cemetery in Pittsburgh.^[11]

Political Career

Joseph had a long political career in Pennsylvania and was mainly known for his terms as a US Congressman and a councilman on the Pittsburgh city council. He started as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican party around 1949 after clashing with Allegheny County Commissioner John Kane. Positions he held:^[12][10]

• State legislator; Pennsylvania state legislature; 1936-1938; Democrat
• Congressman; US House of Representatives; 1939-1942; Democrat
• City Councilman; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania City Council; 1942-1949; Democrat
• State GOP committeeman from Mt. Washington; 1950-1966; Republican

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, #114552-67, Joseph A McArdle, 27 Dec 1967, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA; "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968," database with images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Record 5164 #15165955 (accessed 25 August 2022).
2. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images, Ancestry.com, Ancestry Sharing Link Ancestry Record 2238 #7051968 (accessed 25 August 2022); Joseph Augustine McArdle, Birth Date: 29 Jun 1903, Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942, Registration Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGWY-JLZ : accessed 23 October 2019), Joseph A Mcardle in household of Peter J Mcardle, Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 534, sheet 10A, family 236, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1307; FHL microfilm 1,375,320.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6TK-3M5 : accessed 23 October 2019), Joseph McArdle in household of Peter J McArdle, Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 624, sheet 1B, line 53, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1523; FHL microfilm 1,821,523.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCCJ-G8M : accessed 23 October 2019), Joseph Mcardle in household of Peter J Mcardle, Pittsburgh (Districts 251-488), Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 311, sheet 14A, line 22, family 235, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1981; FHL microfilm 2,341,715.
6. ↑ "Corrigan-McArdle Wedding in St. Philomena's Today," The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 21 November 1934, page 10; Accessed through Newspapers.com
7. ↑ "McArdle's Political Life At Stake in Primary," The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 29 April 1957, page 6; Accessed through Newspapers.com.
   Note: article includes a McArdle family photo.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQJ9-MPR : 28 July 2019), Joseph A Mcardle, Ward 19, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69-542, sheet 10B, line 41, family 173, 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 3668.
9. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census," Enumeration District: 77-657, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA; Sheet 18, family 144, lines 19-25, Jos A McArdle household; Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Record 62308 #241406320 (accessed 25 August 2022).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "Joseph McArdle Is Dead at 64," Warren [Pennsylvania] Times-Mirror and Observer, 28 Dec 1967, page 10, column 3; Accessed through Newspapers.com.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12760860/joseph-a-mcardle: accessed 25 August 2022), memorial page for Joseph A. McArdle (29 Jun 1903–27 Dec 1967), Find A Grave: Memorial #12760860, citing Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
12. ↑ "MCARDLE, Joseph A.," Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000297 : accessed 25 Aug 2022).

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q6280819, en:Wikipedia