John Edmund Hunt was an American Republican Party

Republican Party (United States)

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 politician who represented New Jersey

New Jersey

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's 1st congressional district

New Jersey's 1st congressional district

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 in the United States House of Representatives

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 from 1967 to 1975.

Early life

Born in Lambertville, New Jersey

Lambertville, New Jersey

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 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

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, Harvard School of Police Science, and United States Army Intelligence School. From 1942 to 1946, he served in the United States Army

United States Army

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 as the Combat Intelligence Officer with the 456th Bomb Group

456th Bomb Group

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, where he earned a Bronze Star

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 , Air Medal

Air Medal

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 with two oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart

Purple Heart

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, 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

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, from 1959 to 1963, when he was elected to the New Jersey Senate

New Jersey Senate

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. He then served as the representative to New Jersey's 1st congressional district

New Jersey's 1st congressional district

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 from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1975. He lost the 1974 election to future Governor of New Jersey

Governor of New Jersey

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, James Florio

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.

Hunt lived in Pitman, New Jersey

Pitman, New Jersey

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 until his death in Woodbury

Woodbury, New Jersey

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, New Jersey on September 22, 1989.

External links

• John Edmund Hunt at The Political Graveyard
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