East, John P., 1931-1986

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John P. East (1931-1986) was a Senator from North Carolina who born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. on May 5, 1931. East attended public schools and graduated from Earlham College, Richmond, Ind. in 1953, the University of Illinois Law School, Urbana in 1959 and also earned graduate degrees from the University of Florida, Gainesville in 1962 and 1964. From 1953-1955, East served in the United States Marine Corps. After his admittance to the Florida bar in 1959, he commenced practice in Naples. Five years later, East became a member of the Political Science faculty at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., 1964-1980. In 1980, he was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1981, until his death by suicide, June 29, 1986 in Greenville, N.C. He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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creatorOf East, John P. John P. East : commercial, 1982. University of Oklahoma, Political Community Archives
creatorOf John P. East Papers, 1965-1986 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
creatorOf East, John P. Correspondence with American Musicological Society, 1981. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf John P. East Oral History Interview, October 1, 1979, October 15, 1979 East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library
referencedIn Effron, Seth. John P. East : newspaper clippings relating to his career, illnesses, and death, 1984-1990. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Guide to the Daily Worker and Daily World Photographs Collection, 1920-2001 Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
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alumnusOrAlumnaOf Earlham College corporateBody
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Washington, D. C. DC US
Naples FL US
Pitt County NC US
Richmond IN US
Springfield IL US
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Birth 1931-05-05

Death 1986-06-29

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