Richard D. McCarthy
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Richard Dean McCarthy (September 24, 1927 - May 5, 1995) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
McCarthy was born in Buffalo, New York. He served in United States Navy from November 1945 until August 1946 and in the United States Army from November 1950 until October 1952. He graduated from Canisius College in 1950. He worked for the Buffalo News from 1952 until 1956. He was elected to Congress in 1964 and served from January 3, 1965 until January 3, 1971. He worked as a press attaché to the American Embassy in Tehran from 1975 until 1976. He was the Washington bureau chief of the Buffalo News from 1978 until his retirement in 1989. He died in Arlington, Virginia.
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| Preceded by John R. Pillion |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 39th congressional district 1965–1971 |
Succeeded by Jack Kemp |
