- Earl B. Ruth
Earl Baker Ruth (
February 7 ,1916 -August 15 ,1989 ) was a U.S. Representative fromNorth Carolina .Born in
Spencer, North Carolina , Ruth graduated from Central High School,Charlotte, North Carolina , 1934. A.B.,University of North Carolina ,Charlotte, North Carolina , 1938. M.A.,University of North Carolina ,Charlotte, North Carolina , 1942. Ph.D.,University of North Carolina ,Charlotte, North Carolina , 1955.He was a teacher,Chapel Hill, North Carolina , and Charlotte, North Carolina from 1938 to 1940.He was in theUnited States Navy .He served as member ofSalisbury, North Carolina , city council from 1963 to 1968.He served as mayor pro tempore ofSalisbury, North Carolina from 1967 to 1968.Ruth was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-first and to the two succeeding Congresses (
January 3 ,1969 -January 3 ,1975 ).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974. Governor of American Samoa from 1975 to 1976.He died onAugust 15 ,1989 , inSalisbury, North Carolina .He was interred in National Cemetery,Salisbury, North Carolina .ource
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