Background
McTighe, E. James was born on February 8, 1930 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. Son of Gilbert Townsend and Gladys Irene (Cummings) McTighe.
McTighe, E. James was born on February 8, 1930 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States. Son of Gilbert Townsend and Gladys Irene (Cummings) McTighe.
Bachelor of Philosophy in Journalism, Marquette University, 1952. Master of Arts in Political Science, Georgetown University, 1958.
Reporter, Daily Republic, Mitchell, l947-48, 52; intelligence analyst, United States Government, Washington, l955-58; political officer, American Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands, l958-6l; political officer, American Embassy, Quito, Ecuador, l970-73; political analyst, American Embassy, Paris, l963-67; political analyst Office Political Research, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, l975-77; research fellow, Center for Study Intelligence, Washington, l977-78; freelance writer, Boulder, Colorado, l978-.
Lay minister St. Martin's Catholic Church, Boulder, l978—. Volunteer Boulder Democratic Committee, l980, Easter Seals, Boulder, l986. Board directors Mother House Women's Shelter, Boulder, 1984, Radio Reading Service, 1993-1996.
With United States Air Force, l952-55. Member Western Writers American, Mystery Writers American, International Society Poets.
Married Mary Lucile Dougherty, August 23, l952 (deceased January l988). Children: James, Thomas, Michele, Christine, Margaret, Patrick, Martha, Catherine, Monica. Married Jean Marie Furth Zirkle, February 9, 1991.