John McCain’s first wife was Carol Shepp McCain

By Clarencia Cynrae on September 5th, 2008

Carol Shepp was already married and had two sons with her first husband. Her sons were Douglas and Andrew. Douglas is 48 and Andy is 46. Carol Shepp divorced her first husband and married John McCain. They had a daughter, Sidney, 41. John McCain asked for combat duty in Vietnam in 1966.

When John McCain returned to America in 1973, Carol Shepp McCain was disfigured in a car crash in 1969. She suffered serious injuries. Her surgeons removed her shattered bones in her legs and consequentially, her height was reduced. Carol Shepp McCain was no longer tall and attractive. Carol Shepp gained weight, and was no longer the beauty John McCain left behind before he went to war in Vietnam. She needed medical care and follow-up surgeries. Carol Shepp is now 70 years old. Her height is 5 ft 4 in, 5 inches shorter because of the operations. Carol Shepp limps.

John McCain divorced Carol Shepp in 1980 and married Cindy Hensley, who was 18 years his junior. John McCain married his second wife one month after his divorce. Carol Shepp agreed to divorce John McCain because she knew that she was disfigured. Publicly, she said she supports McCain. He had given her property, money, alimony and paid for all her operations throughout her life. Cindy Hensley was an heiress whose father had good connections and helped John McCain attain his political ambition. John McCain and Cindy Hensley McCain had three natural children; Meghan McCain, 23, Jack McCain, 22 and Jimmy McCain, 20. In 1993, the McCains adopted Bridget from Bangladesh. Bridget is now 17.

Roberta McCain is John McCain’s mother. Roberta McCain is 96. John McCain’s father and grandfather were both admirals and referred to as Admiral McCain. They have passed away.

John McCain’s 7 children:
1) Doug
2) Andrew/ Andy
3) Sidney
4) Meghan
5) Jack
6) Jimmy
7) Bridget

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