Eugene McCarthy

(1916-2005)

American politician

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Eugene Joseph McCarthy (March 29, 1916 – December 10, 2005) was an American politician, writer, and academic from Minnesota. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1959 and the United States Senate from 1959 to 1971. McCarthy sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1968 election, challenging incumbent Lyndon B. Johnson on an anti–Vietnam War platform, and unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for president on four subsequent occasions.

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Born	29 March 1916 Watkins, Minnesota
Died	10 December 2005 (aged 89) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Zodiac	Aries
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Abigail McCarthy 1915-2001 · American politician · m. 1945 info edit

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Christopher Joseph info 1st child with Abigail McCarthy Male b. 30 Apr 1946 · Age: 79 · 1946- · Celebrity Baby

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Ellen info 2nd child with Abigail McCarthy Female b. 30 Oct 1947 · Age: 77 · 1947- · Celebrity Baby

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Mary Abigail info 3rd child with Abigail McCarthy Female b. 29 Apr 1949 · Age: 76 · 1949- · Celebrity Baby

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Michael Benet info 4th child with Abigail McCarthy Male b. 5 Apr 1952 · Age: 73 · 1952- · Celebrity Baby

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Margaret Alice info 5th child with Abigail McCarthy Female b. 17 Jul 1956 · Age: 69 · 1956- · Celebrity Baby

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