John E. Hunt

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John E. Hunt (1973)

John Edmund Hunt (born November 25, 1908 in Lambertville , Hunterdon County , New Jersey , †  September 22, 1989 in Woodbury , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1967 and 1975 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Hunt attended public schools in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. He then studied at Newark Business School for three years . He then continued his training in the police and security sector. He attended the New Jersey Police Academy, the FBI Academy, and the Law School of Harvard University . He was also enrolled in the Army Intelligence School . From 1930 to 1959 Hunt was a forensic advisor to the New Jersey Police Department. During World War II he served as an intelligence officer in the United States Army . By the end of the war he had made it to major. For his achievements in the war he has been awarded several medals, including the Bronze Star , the Presidential Unit Citation and the Purple Heart . From 1946 to 1963 he was a lieutenant colonel in the intelligence service of the army reserve. Between 1959 and 1963 he was Sheriff's chief of police in Gloucester County . At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1963 he was elected to the New Jersey Senate, where he remained until 1966.

In the 1966 congressional election , Hunt was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the first constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded William T. Cahill on January 3, 1967 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1975 . During this time the Vietnam War ended . In 1974 the Watergate Affair rocked American political life. This affair damaged the Republican Party and its candidates in the 1974 election. John Hunt was also affected by this trend: he was defeated by the Democrat James Florio .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Hunt withdrew from politics. He died in Woodbury on September 22, 1989.

Web links

  • John E. Hunt in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Hunt, John E.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hunt, John Edmund (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Lambertville , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 1989
Place of death Woodbury , New Jersey