Jack McCarthy | |
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| Member of the California State Senate | |
| In office November 13, 1950 – January 4, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas F. Keating |
| Succeeded by | Peter H. Behr |
| Constituency | 13th district (1950–1967) 4th district (1967–1971) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Francis McCarthy February 18, 1924 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | February 21, 1981 (aged 57) Sea Ranch, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ursula Mulligans |
| Children | 9 |
| Relatives | Robert I. McCarthy (brother) |
| Alma mater | University of San Francisco |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | U.S. Merchant Marine |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
John Francis McCarthy (February 18, 1924 – February 21, 1981) was a Republican member of the California Senate. Before he was in California's legislature, he was a merchant marine during the Second World War. He entered office in 1950 as a nonpartisan senator before turning Republican in 1952. He was the Senate's Minority Leader from 1967 until his retirement in 1971. During his tenure, he created and passed a bill for the formation of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in 1957. He was a strong advocate of free speech, and believed that a university is like a fourth branch of government.[1] A lifelong resident of the San Francisco Bay Area, McCarthy represented State Senate District 13 from 1951 to 1967, and District 4 in his final term (1967–1971). He was born in San Francisco and died in the suburb of Tiburon. He had 7 children.
The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge was named in his honor.
His elder brother, Democrat Robert I. McCarthy served in the State Assembly from 1948 to 1952 and Senate from 1954 to 1958.
- ^ "Hoover Institution Commonwealth Club Database". Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2010-06-04. - California State Senator John F. McCarthy's speech 'The Situation at the Universities' to the Commonwealth Club of California