Joseph McCarthy

JOSEPH MCCARTHY

 

            Joseph McCarthy was born on November 14, 1908 in Appleton, Wisconsin

. His full name is Joseph Raymond McCarthy. McCarthy is the fifth of nine children.

He dropped out of grade school at the age of fourteen. He attended Marquette

University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the University, he earned his law diploma.

          McCarthy was at first a Democratic, but then quickly switched to being a

Republican after he was overlooked as a Democratic District attorney. To improve his

political career, he dropped his position as circuit court judge and joined the marines.

  

          In 1946, McCarthy was elected the U.S senate. 11 years later, Joseph died in

Bethesda, Maryland.