McCarthy graduates from Marquette University Law School.
1939
McCarthy elected circuit judge in Appleton, WI.
1942-1945
McCarthy enlists in U.S. Marine Corps, serving in the United States and the Pacific theater of operations.
1944
McCarthy runs unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate while serving in Marines.
1946,
Nov. 5
McCarthy elected to U.S. Senate.
1950,
Feb. 9
McCarthy delivers speech in Wheeling, West Virginia attacking Communists in the State Department. Marks the beginning of his anti-communist crusade.
1950,
March 8
U.S. Senate establishes Foreign Relations Subcommittee chaired by Senators Tydings and MacMahon. The Tydings-MacMahon Committee begins investigating McCarthy's accusations against the State Department.
1950,
June 25
North Korea invades South Korea.
1950,
Dec.
U.S. Senate establishes Internal Security Subcom •
Joseph McCarthy
American politician (1908–1957)
For other people named Joseph McCarthy, see Joseph McCarthy (disambiguation).
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy in 1954
In office January 3, 1947 – May 2, 1957
Preceded by
Robert M. La Follette Jr.
Succeeded by
William Proxmire
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Preceded by
John L. McClellan
Succeeded by
John L. McClellan
In office January 1, 1940 – January 3, 1947
Preceded by
Edgar Werner
Succeeded by
Michael Eberlein
Born
Joseph Raymond McCarthy
(1908-11-14)November 14, 1908 Grand Chute, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died
May 2, 1957(1957-05-02) (aged 48) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place
Saint Mary's Cemetery
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Jean Kerr
(m. 1953)
Children
1 (adopted)
Education
Marquette University (LLB)
Signature
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1942–1945 (Marine Corps) 1946–1957 (Reserve)
Rank
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Joseph R. McCarthy Career Timeline | Wisconsin Historical Society
Historical Essay
Joseph R. McCarthy Career Timeline | Wisconsin Historical Society
McCarthy Private Talk, 1954.
District of Columbia. During the first day of the Army-McCarthy Hearings, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy holds both hands over the microphones while speaking with counsel Roy Cohn. View the original source document: WHI 48224
Early Life, 1908-1944
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Captain Joseph McCarthy with Marines, 1943.
Captain Joseph R. McCarthy, a Marine intelligence officer, interviewing pilots who have just returned from raids on Japanese installations in the Solomon Islands. View the original source document: WHI 32010
1908, November 14. McCarthy is born in rural Grand Chute Township, Outagamie County, Wisconsin, the fourth of seven children to Timothy and Bridget Tierney McCarthy.
1922 Drops out of school at age 14; works on a farm; later runs a grocery store in Manawa.
1929 Returns to high school in Manawa, finishing in a year.
1935 Graduates from Marquette University Law School.