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Dennis McCarthy Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 23rd districtIn office
March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871Preceded by Thomas T. Davis Succeeded by R. Holland Duell Personal details Born March 19, 1814
Salina, New York, U.S.Died February 14, 1886 (aged 71)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.Political party Republican Profession Politician, Manufacturer Dennis McCarthy (March 19, 1814 Salina, Onondaga County, New York - February 14, 1886 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York) was an American manufacturer and politician from New York.
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Life
He was the son of Thomas McCarthy.[1] He attended Valley Academy in Salina and engaged in the manufacturing of salt. In the early 1840s he went into business operating a general store with his brother-in-law Silas Titus.[2]
He was a member of the New York State Assembly in 1846, and was Mayor of Syracuse, New York in 1853.
He was elected as a Republican to the 40th and 41st United States Congresses, serving from 1867 to 1871. Afterwards, McCarthy resumed his former business pursuits.
He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1876 to 1885, and was President pro tempore in 1881 and from 1884 to 1885. He became Acting Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1885 after the resignation of Governor Grover Cleveland and the succession of Lt. Gov. David B. Hill to the governorship.
He died in Syracuse, New York on February 14, 1886 and was buried at Saint Agnes Cemetery in Syracuse.[3]
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United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Thomas T. DavisMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 23rd congressional district
March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1871Succeeded by
R. Holland DuellPolitical offices Preceded by
William H. RobertsonPresident pro tempore of the New York State Senate
1881Succeeded by
vacantPreceded by
vacantPresident pro tempore of the New York State Senate
1884 - 1885Succeeded by
Edmund L. PittsPreceded by
David B. HillLieutenant Governor of New York
Acting
1885Succeeded by
Edward F. JonesPresidents pro tempore/Majority Leaders of the New York State Senate Robertson • McCarthy • vacant • McCarthy • Pitts • Fassett • Cantor • Saxton • O'Connor • Ellsworth • Raines • Allds • Cobb • Wagner • Wagner/Murtaugh • Brown • Walters • Lusk • Walker • Knight • Fearon • Dunnigan • Pitcher • Hanley • Feinberg • Wicks • Mahoney • Zaretzki • Brydges • Anderson • Marino • Bruno • Skelos • Smith • Espada/Skelos • Leadership crisis • Smith/Espada • SkelosCategories:- 1814 births
- 1886 deaths
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York State Senators
- American people of Irish descent
- Lieutenant Governors of New York
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- Mayors of Syracuse, New York
- People from Syracuse, New York
- New York Republicans
- Majority Leaders of the New York State Senate
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