John E. Hunt

Infobox_Congressman
name = John Edmund Hunt


state = New Jersey
district = 1^st
term = January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1975
preceded = William T. Cahill
succeeded = James J. Florio
date of birth = birth date|1908|11|25|mf=y
place of birth = Lambertville, New Jersey
date of death = death date and age|1989|9|22|1908|11|25|mf=y
place of death = Woodbury, New Jersey
spouse =
profession =
religion =
party = Republican|

John Edmund Hunt (November 25, 1908 - September 22, 1989) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975.

Early life

Born in Lambertville, New Jersey on November 25, 1908, Hunt attended Newark Business School for three years. He then went on to the New Jersey State Police Academy, Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy, Harvard School of Police Science, and United States Army Intelligence School. From 1942 to 1946, he served in the United States Army as the Combat Intelligence Officer with the 456^th Bomb Group, where he earned a Bronze Star , Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart, and a Presidential Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster.

Political career

Hunt's first elected position was as the sheriff of Gloucester County, New Jersey, from 1959 to 1963, when he was elected to the New Jersey Senate. He then served as the representative to New Jersey's 1^st congressional district from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1975. He lost the 1974 election to future Governor of New Jersey, James Florio.

Hunt lived in Pitman, New Jersey until his death in Woodbury, New Jersey on September 22, 1989.

External links

*CongBio|H000972
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#R9M0J1H36 John Edmund Hunt] at The Political Graveyard

Persondata
NAME=Hunt, John Edmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=United States Congressman from New Jersey
DATE OF BIRTH=November 25, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH=Lambertville, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH=September 22, 1989
PLACE OF DEATH=Woodbury, New Jersey