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Also Known As Eugene Joseph McCarthy • Eugene J. McCarthy
Born March 29, 1916 • Minnesota
Died December 10, 2005 (aged 89) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Title / Office United States Senate (1958-1970), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Role In Poor People’s Campaign

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