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American politician

John J. McCreesh
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 1, 1935 – 1958
Preceded byBertram Frazier
Succeeded byThomas McCreesh
Personal details
Born(1881-08-00)August , 1881
County Armagh, Ireland
DiedSeptember 10, 1959(1959-09-10) (aged 83)
West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

John J. McCreesh (August 1881 – September 10, 1959) 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. He was born in Armagh County, Ireland now a part of Northern Ireland. Upon his retirement in 1958, he was succeeded by his son Thomas McCreesh.

References

  1. 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.
  2. "JOHN J. M'CREESH, 83, FORMER LEGISLATOR". The New York Times. 10 September 1959. p. 35.
  3. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "M"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  4. "Pennsylvania State Senate - John J McCreesh Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  5. "Beaver County Times - Google News Archive Search".

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