Patrick Lucey

Patrick Joseph Lucey (March 21, 1918 – May 10, 2014) was an American politician. He served as the 38th Governor of the US state of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977.^[1] In 1977, he was appointed ambassador to Mexico by President Jimmy Carter. He was an independent vice-presidential candidate in 1980 with John Anderson.

Patrick Lucey
United States Ambassador to Mexico
In office July 19, 1977 – October 31, 1979
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Joseph J. Jova
Succeeded by	Julian Nava
Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 4, 1971 – July 6, 1977
Lieutenant	Martin Schreiber
Preceded by	Warren Knowles
Succeeded by	Martin Schreiber
Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
In office January 4, 1965 – January 2, 1967
Governor	Warren Knowles
Preceded by	Jack Olson
Succeeded by	Jack Olson
Personal details
Born	(1918-03-21)March 21, 1918 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	May 10, 2014(2014-05-10) (aged 96) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political party	Democratic Party (Before 1979; 1980–2014) Independent (1979–1980)
Alma mater	University of St. Thomas, Minnesota University of Wisconsin–Madison

Lucey was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, aged 96.^[2]