Biography
McCloskey was born April 29, 1897, in Canada and became a United States citizen in 1928. His mother's birth name was Price. McCloskey was admitted to the bar in California on June 3, 1930. His wife, Irene, died of burns suffered in a December 13, 1965, accident in the back yard of their home at 13511 Hart Street, Van Nuys. He died December 14, 1983.
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