Joseph Raymond McCarthy, a one-time senator, is best known for his accusatory remarks about Communism. During a time of the Cold War, opposition to McCarthy was the last thing the public wanted, for fear of being accused themselves. McCarthy led a life of nearly fifty years, beginning on November 14, 1908 and ending on May 2, 1957 due to acute hepatitis and numerous other liver ailments and problems (reference personnel). Joseph McCarthy was born in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, on November 14. , 1908 to Timothy and Bridget McCarthy. In his adolescence and early adulthood, McCarthy completed eight grades of school and began working in the fields, returning to high school in Manawa in 1929. McCarthy completed high school within a year (“Wisconsin Historical Images”) . Once he finished high school, McCarthy entered Marquette University to study law and continued to study law in Wisconsin until 1939 ("McCarthy, Joseph Raymond"). During McCarthy's college life, he was a boxing coach, president of his law school class, and held a variety of part-time jobs. His law studies in Wisconsin consisted of opening an office in Waupaca in 1935 and later joining a firm in Shawano, becoming a partner in 1937. During this period, McCarthy made his first unsuccessful run for public office, in 1936, attempting to gain office. for Shawano District Attorney as a Democrat. A few years after losing his first run for public office, McCarthy ran for a nonpartisan position as judge of Wisconsin's Tenth Judicial Circuit. At just 30 years old, McCarthy became the youngest circuit judge ever elected in Wisconsin. McCarthy began to go downhill during his time as a judge in Wisconsin due to the destruction of court records, which was considered an abuse of judicial authority by Wi...... middle of paper ...... February 7, 2014 "Joseph McCarthy Dies." History.com. A&E and Web television networks. February 18, 2014.Relevant staff. "Joseph McCarthy: Biography." Abbreviated home page of the Appleton Public Library. Np, nd Web. 16 February 2014. Malaspina, Ann. The McCarthy Era: Communists in America. New York: Chelsea House, 2011. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Network. February 17, 2014. McCarthy, Joseph R. “Senator Joseph McCarthy on Face the Nation.” Interview by Ted Koop, William H. Lawrence, William Hines, Jr. and Jep Cadou. Youtube. CBS News, March 13, 2012. Web. February 17, 2014. "McCarthy, Joseph R." Biographies of Britannica (2012): 1. Middle Search Plus. Network. February 18, 2014 "McCarthy, Joseph Raymond." (n.d.): Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia. Network. February 17, 2014. “Historical Images of Wisconsin.” Wisconsin Historical Society. Np, nd Web. 17 February. 2014.