Charles F. McCarthy

Succeeded byAndrew Patrick Sullivan

BornAugust 15, 1875

Charles Francis McCarthy
McCarthy c. 1908

Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 5th Middlesex district
In office 1912–1913
Preceded by	Roger Sherman Hoar
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Middlesex district
In office 1908–1910
18th Mayor of Marlborough
In office 1918–1920
Preceded by	William T. Pine
Succeeded by	Andrew Patrick Sullivan

Personal details
Born	August 15, 1875 Marlborough, Massachusetts
Died	February 13, 1938 (aged 62)^[1]
Party	Democratic
Profession	Journalist
Military service
Branch/service	Company F, Sixth Massachusetts Regiment
Years of service	May 18, 1898—January 21, 1899
Rank	Corporal
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War • Puerto Rico
^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Charles Francis McCarthy (August 15, 1876 – February 13, 1938) was an American newspaper reporter^[7] and politician who served in the Massachusetts Great and General Court^[8] and as the eighteenth Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts.

McCarthy served from May 18, 1898 – January 21, 1899 in Company F., Sixth Massachusetts Regiment during the Spanish–American War, attaining the rank of corporal. McCarthy was deployed along with his regiment to Puerto Rico^[5] where they disembarked on July 25, 1898.^[9] McCarthy was mustered out of service on January 21, 1899.^[5]

Massachusetts House of Representatives

McCarthy served as a Democrat to represent Marlborough in the Ninth Middlesex District of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.^[5]^[7] While in the House, McCarthy served on the Mercantile Affairs Committee.^[10]

Massachusetts Senate

McCarthy served in the Massachusetts State Senate from 1912 to 1914.^[2]

Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917

Notes

↑ "Charles F. McCarthy". Hartford Courant. February 14, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
1 2 3 Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1919), A Souvenir of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, Boston, 1917–1919, Stoughton, MA: A. M. (Arthur Milnor) Bridgman, p. 81
↑ Who's Who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 42
↑ United States, Selective Service System (September 1918), World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918; Registration Location: Middlesex County, Massachusetts; Roll: 1684573; Draft Board: 16., Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration
1 2 3 4 Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume XIX, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 145
1 2 A Manual for the Constitutional Convention, 1917: Submitted to the Constitutional Convention by the Commission to Compile Information and Data for the use of the Constitutional Convention, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., state printers, 1917, p. 289
1 2 Who's Who in State Politics, 1908, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1908, p. 241
↑ Bigelow, Ella A. (1910), Historical Reminiscences of the early times in Marlborough, Massachusetts: and Prominent Events from 1860 to 1910, Including Brief Allusions to Many Individuals and an Account of the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town, Marlborough, Massachusetts: Times Pub. Co., p. 330
↑ Spanish War Vets Reunion - Celebrate Anniversary of Landing of Co. 6th, Mass. Reg. at Porto Rico, Marlborough, Massachusetts: The Marlboro Enterprise, July 26, 1911, p. 1
↑ Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume XIX, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 39
↑ Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, MA: Wright & Potter Printing Co., state printers, 1919, pp. 7–9
↑ Annual Reports of Town Officers, Volumes 71-74 (1936), p. 153: "Memorial Day exercises were observed at the Town Hall, May 29. Ex-Mayor Charles McCarthy, of Marlboro, spoke to the assembly".

Political offices

Preceded by

William T. Pine

18th Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts
1918 - 1920

Succeeded by

Andrew Patrick Sullivan

Charles F. McCarthy

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Massachusetts Senate

Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917

See also

Notes

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