He was elected prosecuting attorney of Dixon County in 1890, 1892, and 1894. In 1898 and 1900, he was elected as a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives. In 1902, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth Congresses and served Nebraska's 3rd district from 1904 to 1908.[1][2] He ran in the 1906 primary and lost to John Frank Boyd. He continued with his law practice in Ponca, Nebraska,[3] not serving in any other elected office, though he was a delegate to the 1912 Republican National Convention. He died in Ponca on March 30, 1943,[3] and is buried in Ponca Cemetery.
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^ abcd"Atty. J. J. McCarthy". Dakota County Herald. Dakota City, NE. April 8, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved November 16, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^"More or Less Personal: J. J. McCarthy". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, NE. April 3, 1943. p. 4. Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ab"J. J. McCarthy Dies Following Long Illness". Emerson Tri-County Press. Emerson, NE. April 1, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved November 15, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
john, mccarthy, nebraska, politician, other, people, named, john, mccarthy, john, mccarthy, disambiguation, john, mccarthy, july, 1857, march, 1943, nebraska, republican, politician, john, mccarthyjohn, mccarthy, photographed, bell, studio, member, house, repr. For other people named John McCarthy see John McCarthy disambiguation John Jay McCarthy July 19 1857 March 30 1943 was a Nebraska Republican politician John McCarthyJohn Jay McCarthy photographed by C M Bell Studio Member of the U S House of Representatives from Nebraska s 3rd districtIn office March 4 1903 March 3 1907Preceded byJohn Seaton RobinsonSucceeded byJohn Frank BoydPersonal detailsBorn 1857 07 19 July 19 1857Stoughton WisconsinDiedMarch 30 1943 1943 03 30 aged 85 Ponca NebraskaPolitical partyRepublicanOccupationlawyer Born in Stoughton Wisconsin on July 19 1857 he attended Albion Academy 1 He moved to David City Nebraska in 1879 and to Dixon County Nebraska in 1882 1 He married Ellen Nellie McGowen 1862 1920 in 1883 1 He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and set up practice in Emerson Nebraska He was elected prosecuting attorney of Dixon County in 1890 1892 and 1894 In 1898 and 1900 he was elected as a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives In 1902 he was elected as a Republican to the Fifty eighth and Fifty ninth Congresses and served Nebraska s 3rd district from 1904 to 1908 1 2 He ran in the 1906 primary and lost to John Frank Boyd He continued with his law practice in Ponca Nebraska 3 not serving in any other elected office though he was a delegate to the 1912 Republican National Convention He died in Ponca on March 30 1943 3 and is buried in Ponca Cemetery References edit a b c d Atty J J McCarthy Dakota County Herald Dakota City NE April 8 1943 p 5 Retrieved November 16 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp More or Less Personal J J McCarthy Lincoln Journal Star Lincoln NE April 3 1943 p 4 Retrieved November 15 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp a b J J McCarthy Dies Following Long Illness Emerson Tri County Press Emerson NE April 1 1943 p 1 Retrieved November 15 2020 via Newspapers com nbsp External links edit McCarthy John Jay The Political Graveyard Retrieved January 22 2006 McCarthy John Jay Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved January 22 2006 John McCarthy at Find a Grave U S House of Representatives Preceded byJohn Seaton Robinson D Member of the U S House of Representatives from Nebraska s 3rd congressional districtMarch 4 1903 March 3 1907 Succeeded byJohn Frank Boyd R nbsp This article about a Nebraskan politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John McCarthy Nebraska politician amp oldid 1220830945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
