Thomas P. McCreesh | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 4th district |
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In office 1959–1968 |
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Preceded by | John J. McCreesh |
Succeeded by | Joseph J. Scanlon |
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 8th district |
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In office 1969–1974 |
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Succeeded by | Paul McKinney |
Personal details | |
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
March 2, 1928
Died | February 19, 2016 Media, Pennsylvania |
(aged 87)
Spouse(s) | Rita McTamney (m.1963–2005; her death) |
Occupation | real estate broker and appraiser |
Thomas P. McCreesh (March 2, 1928 – February 19, 2016) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1959 to 1974. He succeeded his father in the senate upon his retirement in 1968. He was born in Philadelphia in 1928, the son of John J. and Susan (née McCabe) McCreesh. He was a real estate broker and appraiser. He attended Saint Joseph's University and, in 1950, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. In 1963, he married Rita McTamney. He also served as a page in the Pennsylvania State senate in the 1940s.