▁became ▁known ▁in ▁Prov idence ' s ▁growing ▁Irish ▁Catholic ▁community . ▁Mc Car thy ▁became ▁a ▁prominent ▁lawyer ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁and ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁ ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Prov idence ▁Mayor ' s ▁office ▁on ▁a ▁progress ive ▁reform ▁ticket ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁as ▁a ▁long ▁shot ▁candidate . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁popul ist , ▁and ▁attacked ▁the ▁local ▁t rol ley ▁mon opol y , ▁tax ▁policies , ▁and ▁educational ▁bar riers . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁expand ing ▁suff rage . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁eight - hour ▁work days ▁for ▁city ▁workers , ▁ret irement ▁pay ▁for ▁teachers , ▁and ▁p ensions ▁for ▁police ▁and ▁fire fig h ters . ▁ ▁The ▁C ran ston ▁Street ▁Arm ory ▁was ▁built ▁during ▁Mc Car thy ' s ▁term . ▁ ▁Death , ▁bur ial , ▁and ▁legacy ▁Mc Car thy ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁he ▁is ▁buried ▁at ▁St . ▁Francis ▁C emetery , ▁in ▁P awt uck et . ▁A ▁large , ▁orn ate ▁C elt ic ▁cross ▁marks ▁his ▁rest ing ▁place . ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁el ite ▁pointed ▁to ▁Mc Car thy ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁how ▁Irish ▁imm igr ants ▁could ▁succeed ▁in ▁America ▁if ▁they ▁worked ▁hard . ▁ ▁His ▁portrait ▁in ▁Prov idence ▁City ▁Hall ▁was ▁restored