Thomas P. McCreesh (March 2, 1928 – February 19, 2016) was an American politician from

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who served as a Democratic member of the

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for the

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from 1959 to 1968 and for the 8th district from 1969 to 1974. He succeeded his father John J. McCreesh in the senate upon his retirement in 1958.

Early life and education

He was born in

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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. He was a real estate broker and appraiser. He attended

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and, in 1950, graduated with a

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degree in political science. In 1963, he married Rita McTamney. He also served as a page in the Pennsylvania State senate in the 1940s.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCreesh, Thomas 1928 births 2016 deaths American people of the Korean War Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators Politicians from Philadelphia Saint Joseph's University alumni 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly