John M. McCarty

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = John M. McCarty

|image = John M. McCarty 2.jpg

|caption = McCarty in 1963

|birth_date = {{birth date|1915|11|23}}

|birth_place = Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1995|05|19|1915|11|23}}

|office = Member of the Florida Senate from the 12th district

|term_start = 1963

|term_end = 1967

|preceded = Harry J. Kicliter

|succeeded = Verle A. Pope

|party = Democratic

|relatives = Dorothy Sample (cousin){{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat/130329747/|title=Everything you always wanted to know about lawmakers...|work=Tallahassee Democrat|location=Tallahassee, Florida|date=April 17, 1983|access-date=August 21, 2023|page=29|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}
Daniel T. McCarty (brother)

}}

John M. McCarty (November 23, 1915 – May 19, 1995) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 12th District of the Florida Senate.{{Citation|title=The People of Lawmaking Florida 1822 – 2019|work=Florida Legislature|date=February 2019}}

Life and career

Born in Fort Pierce, Florida,{{Citation|title=Florida: Historic, Dramatic, Contemporary|page=722|date=1952|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company}} McCarty served in the Florida Senate from 1963 to 1967, representing the 12th district. He died{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-former-state-legisla/130389663/|title=Former state legislator John Moore McCarty, 79|work=The Palm Beach Post|location=West Palm Beach, Florida|date=May 24, 1995|access-date=August 21, 2023|page=111|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} on May 19, 1995,{{Cite web|url=https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/43116|title=Portrait of Florida State Senator John M. McCarty of Fort Pierce.|work=Florida Memory|access-date=August 21, 2023}} at the age of 79.

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