Background
Gearty, Edward Joseph was born on March 17, 1923 in Minneapolis. Son of John Edward and Elletta Winnifred (Newton) Gearty.
Gearty, Edward Joseph was born on March 17, 1923 in Minneapolis. Son of John Edward and Elletta Winnifred (Newton) Gearty.
Bachelor, St. Thomas College, St. Paul, 1952. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1955.
Gearty served on the Minneapolis Park Board before being elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1962. He served four terms in the House before winning election to the Senate in 1970. While in the Senate, Gearty served as chair of the Governmental Operations and Elections committees.
He was elected President of the Senate in 1977, and served in that role until his retirement.
In private life, Gearty worked as an attorney in private practice. He died in 2009.
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, Democratic Party.
With United States Navy, 1942-1948.
Married Lorraine M. Breher, August 7, 1965. 1 child, Ann Therese.