Patrick Lucey
| Patrick Lucey | |
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| United States Ambassador to Mexico | |
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In office July 19, 1977 – October 31, 1979 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Joseph Jova |
| Succeeded by | Julian Nava |
| 38th Governor of Wisconsin | |
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In office January 4, 1971 – July 6, 1977 |
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| Lieutenant | Martin Schreiber |
| Preceded by | Warren Knowles |
| Succeeded by | Martin Schreiber |
| 36th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin | |
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In office January 4, 1965 – January 2, 1967 |
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| Governor | Warren Knowles |
| Preceded by | Jack Olson |
| Succeeded by | Jack Olson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Patrick Joseph Lucey March 21, 1918 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 2014 (aged 96) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party |
Democratic (Before 1979; 1980–2014) Independent (1979–1980) |
| Education |
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota University of Wisconsin, Madison (BA) |
Patrick Joseph Lucey (March 21, 1918 – May 10, 2014) was a member of the United States Democratic Party who served as the 38th Governor of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977. In 1977, he was appointed ambassador to Mexico by President Jimmy Carter, a post he held until 1979. He was an independent vice-presidential candidate in 1980 with John Anderson.
Lucey was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin on March 21, 1918, the son of Ella (McNamara) and Gregory Lucey. He grew up in the village of Ferryville, Wisconsin and graduated from Campion High School in nearby Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1935. He later attended St. Thomas College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. During World War II Lucey was drafted and served in the United States Army Quartermaster Corps in the Caribbean until he was discharged with the rank of captain in 1945. After the war, Lucey graduated from what is now the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1946 with a B.A. in Philosophy.
Lucey served as justice of the peace in Ferryville, Wisconsin in 1946. He also served on the De Soto School Board and was board treasurer in 1946. Lucey served in the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1949 to 1951. From 1957 to 1963 he served as state chairman of the Democratic Party. Lucey was a Wisconsin campaign aide of John F. Kennedy in his presidential run in 1960.
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