Teresa McGovern
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Teresa "Terry" McGovern was the daughter of United States Senator and 1972 presidential candidate
George McGovern
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McGovern had resided in Madison
, Wisconsin
and died there at age 45 of exposure on December 13, 1994. She had suffered from alcoholism
for three decades and had been in and out of alcohol rehabilitation since the 1970s. She had moved into a new apartment the day before her body was found behind a printing shop on Williamson Street following a bitterly cold night.
She is the namesake of the Teresa McGovern Center, an alcohol & drug rehabilitation facility located in Madison. She is also the subject of the book Terry: My Daughter's Life-and-Death Struggle with Alcoholism, written by her father.
United States presidential election, 1972
The United States presidential election of 1972 was the 47th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 7, 1972. The Democratic Party's nomination was eventually won by Senator George McGovern, who ran an anti-war campaign against incumbent Republican President Richard...
George McGovern
George McGovern
George Stanley McGovern is an historian, author, and former U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, and the Democratic Party nominee in the 1972 presidential election....
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McGovern had resided in Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
and died there at age 45 of exposure on December 13, 1994. She had suffered from alcoholism
Alcoholism
Alcoholism is a broad term for problems with alcohol, and is generally used to mean compulsive and uncontrolled consumption of alcoholic beverages, usually to the detriment of the drinker's health, personal relationships, and social standing...
for three decades and had been in and out of alcohol rehabilitation since the 1970s. She had moved into a new apartment the day before her body was found behind a printing shop on Williamson Street following a bitterly cold night.
She is the namesake of the Teresa McGovern Center, an alcohol & drug rehabilitation facility located in Madison. She is also the subject of the book Terry: My Daughter's Life-and-Death Struggle with Alcoholism, written by her father.