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Thomas McCreesh

Thomas McCreesh

American politician

Thomas P. McCreesh (March 2, 1928 – February 19, 2016) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 1959 to 1968 and for the 8th district from 1969 to 1974.[2][3] He succeeded his father John J. McCreesh in the senate upon his retirement in 1958.[4]

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Early life and education

He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John J. and Susan (née McCabe) McCreesh. He was a rowing champion in 1948 for the Penn Athletic Rowing Association. He served in the Korean War.[5] He was a real estate broker and appraiser.[6] He attended Saint Joseph's University and, in 1950, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. In 1963, he married Rita McTamney. He also served as a page in the Pennsylvania State senate in the 1940s.[7]

McCreesh donated his body to medical science.[8]

References

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    "Rita M. (McTamney) McCreesh Obituary: View Rita McCreesh's Obituary by Philly.com". Philly.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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    "Honorable Thomas P. McCreesh". Philly.com. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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    Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "M"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
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    "Beaver County Times - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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    "Pennsylvania State Senate - Thomas P McCreesh Biography". ww.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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    General Assembly, Pennsylvania (1965). "Legislative directory". Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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    "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania". 1973. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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    "Thomas P. McCreesh". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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