Richard Dean “Max” McCarthy (September 24, 1927 – May 5, 1995) was an American newspaperman and politician who served three terms as a Democratic member of the

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from

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from 1965 to 1971. He was also known as Richard Max McCarthy or Max McCarthy.

Life

He served in the

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from November 1945 until August 1946, and in the

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from November 1950 until October 1952. He graduated from

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in 1950. He worked for the ''

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'' from 1952 until 1956.

Congress

He was elected to Congress in 1964 and served from January 3, 1965 to January 3, 1971. In

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, he ran in the Democratic primary for the nomination for

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against

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and

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, but was defeated by Ottinger.

Later career

He worked as a press attaché to the American Embassy in

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from 1975 to 1976. He was the Washington bureau chief of the ''Buffalo News'' from 1978 until his retirement in 1989.

Sources

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