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ALEXANDER J. MCCARTHY
Vol. 3, p. 1314-1315

In comparison with many of the men who have attained distinction in
the legal profession in Oklahoma, and whose sketches appear in this
work, Alexander J. McCarthy, of Oklahoma City, is but a beginner in
the field; yet of none of his generation can it be more truthfully
said that the foundation for what of success, of popularity and of
honor the future holds in store for him, has been more firmly,
thoroughly and with greater wisdom laid than in his case. Mr.
McCarthy is a Chicagoan by birth and a Yale man, and through his
parents inherits the sturdy qualities which have long characterized
the people of Connecticut; also he has absorbed the best spirit of
the West, and all have combined to give him an honorable and
substantial position in the ranks of a calling in which the mere fact
of position gives evidence of sterling ability.

Mr. McCarthy was born in the City of Chicago, Illinois, in 1878, and
is a son of Florence and Mary (BUTLER) McCarthy. His parents, natives
of Connecticut, were there married and subsequently moved to Chicago,
where the father engaged in merchandising and was for fifty years
identified with the steel and iron industry. Alexander J. McCarthy
grew up in the stirring atmosphere of the ever-ambitious Illinois
metropolis, where the public school system furnished him with his
elementary education. He later graduated from the high school, and
after some further preparation was sent to Yale University, where he
took the prescribed course and was duly graduated in 1899, with the
degree of Bachelor of Arts. Returning to Chicago, he pursued his law
course at Lake Forest University, where he was graduated in 1902 with
the degree of Bachelor of Laws, and at that time entered upon the
practice of his profession in his native city. There he continued to
follow his calling until 1907, when being attracted by the glowing
reports of opportunities in Oklahoma, he came to this state and set
up his residence and opened an office in Oklahoma City. Here Mr.
McCarthy has continued to be engaged in general civil practice, in
which he has met with well-merited success. His practice has covered
a wide range. He has a brilliant record as a trial lawyer, and his
devotion to the interests of his clients has won him a high place in
their esteem and confidence. Although his preparation was a most
thorough and comprehensive one, he did not cease study when he left
college halls, but spends a great deal of his time in research and
study, he has a large legal library. His well-appointed offices are
at No. 1022 State National Bank Building. Mr. McCarthy is a member of
the Oklahoma County Bar Association, the Oklahoma State Bar
Association and the American Bar Association, while his fraternal
connection are with the local lodges of the Knights of Columbus and
the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Mr. McCarthy is unmarried and resides at No. 125 West Seventh Street.

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