Leo T. McCarthy
Leo Tarcissus McCarthy (August 15, 1930 – February 5, 2007) was an American politician and businessman. He served as the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of California from 1983 to 1995.
Leo T. McCarthy
Alister McAlister
19th district (1969–1974)
18th district (1974–1982)
February 5, 2007 (aged 76)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, California
Jacqueline Lee Burke
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Politician, lawyer
1951–1952
Early life and education[edit]
McCarthy, whose parents were both natives of Tralee, Ireland, was himself born in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 15, 1930 but emigrated to the United States with his parents Daniel and Nora McCarthy, and siblings when he was three years old. The McCarthy family sailed from the Port of Wellington, New Zealand on the Union Steam Ship Makura, which arrived at the Port of San Francisco, California, on February 9, 1934. He went to elementary school at Mission Dolores. He then went to high school at St. Ignatius College Preparatory. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of San Francisco and a law degree from San Francisco Law School, now integrated to Alliant International University.
Personal life and death[edit]
McCarthy was married on December 17, 1955, to the former Jacqueline Lee Burke. They had four children (Sharon, Conna, Adam, and Niall) and eleven grandchildren.
After a long illness, McCarthy died from a kidney ailment at his home in San Francisco on February 5, 2007.[6]