John McCreesh
John J. McCreesh (August 1881[1] – September 10, 1959)[2] was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 1935 to 1958.[3] He was born in Armagh County, Ireland now a part of Northern Ireland.[4] Upon his retirement in 1958, he was succeeded by his son Thomas McCreesh.[5]
John J. McCreesh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 4th district | |
| In office January 1, 1935 – 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Bertram Frazier |
| Succeeded by | Thomas McCreesh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August , 1881 County Armagh, Ireland |
| Died | September 10, 1959 (aged 83) West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
References
- Other sources give 1876 as his year of birth.(Pennsylvania (1957). The Pennsylvania manual - Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services, Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications, Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies - Google Books. Retrieved 28 September 2012 – via Google Books.) His obituary and 1930 census records, however, suggest that he was born in 1876.
- "JOHN J. M'CREESH, 83, FORMER LEGISLATOR". The New York Times. 10 September 1959. p. 35.
- Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "M"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- "Pennsylvania State Senate - John J McCreesh Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
- "Beaver County Times - Google News Archive Search".
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