| Thomas P. McCreesh | |
| State Senate: | Pennsylvania |
| Term Start: | 1959 |
| Term End: | 1968 |
| State Senate2: | Pennsylvania |
| Term Start2: | 1969 |
| Term End2: | 1974 |
| Predecessor: | John J. McCreesh |
| Successor: | Joseph J. Scanlon |
| Successor2: | Paul McKinney |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Media, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation: | real estate broker and appraiser |
| Spouse: | Rita McTamney (m.1963–2005; her death)[1] |
Thomas P. McCreesh (March 2, 1928 – February 19, 2016) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 4th district from 1959 to 1968 and for the 8th district from 1969 to 1974.[2] [3] He succeeded his father John J. McCreesh in the senate upon his retirement in 1958.[4]
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to John J. and Susan (née McCabe) McCreesh. He was a rowing champion in 1948 for the Penn Athletic Rowing Association. He served in the Korean War.[5] He was a real estate broker and appraiser.[6] He attended Saint Joseph's University and, in 1950, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science. In 1963, he married Rita McTamney. He also served as a page in the Pennsylvania State senate in the 1940s.[7]
McCreesh donated his body to medical science.[8]