John E. Hunt

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title: "John E. Hunt" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1908-births", "1989-deaths", "american-state-police-officers", "harvard-university-alumni", "military-personnel-from-gloucester-county,-new-jersey", "military-personnel-from-hunterdon-county,-new-jersey", "new-jersey-sheriffs", "people-from-lambertville,-new-jersey", "people-from-pitman,-new-jersey", "politicians-from-gloucester-county,-new-jersey", "politicians-from-hunterdon-county,-new-jersey", "recipients-of-the-air-medal", "republican-party-new-jersey-state-senators", "republican-party-united-states-representatives-from-new-jersey", "united-states-army-officers", "united-states-army-personnel-of-world-war-ii", "new-right-(united-states)", "20th-century-members-of-the-new-jersey-legislature", "20th-century-united-states-representatives"] description: "American politician (1908–1989)" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Hunt" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American politician (1908–1989) ::

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Field	Value
name	John E. Hunt
image name	John E. Hunt 93rd Congress 1973.jpg
state1	New Jersey
district1	1st
term1	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975
preceded1	William T. Cahill
succeeded1	James Florio
office2	Member of the New Jersey Senate
constituency2	Gloucester County (1964–1966)
1st district (1966–1967)
alongside2	Frank S. Farley (1966–1967)
term_start2	January 14, 1964
term_end2	January 3, 1967
preceded2	Thomas F. Connery, Jr.
succeeded2	Seat remained vacant
office3	Sheriff of Gloucester County
term_start3	1959
term_end3	1963
birth_date
birth_place	Lambertville, New Jersey, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S.
spouse	Doris
children	1
party	Republican
branch	United States Army
unit	456th Bomb Group
rank	Major
serviceyears	1942–1946
battles	World War II
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| name = John E. Hunt | image name = John E. Hunt 93rd Congress 1973.jpg | state1 = New Jersey | district1 = 1st | term1 = January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | preceded1 = William T. Cahill | succeeded1 = James Florio | office2 = Member of the New Jersey Senate | constituency2 = Gloucester County (1964–1966) 1st district (1966–1967) |alongside2=Frank S. Farley (1966–1967) | term_start2 = January 14, 1964 |term_end2= January 3, 1967 |preceded2=Thomas F. Connery, Jr. |succeeded2=Seat remained vacant | office3 = Sheriff of Gloucester County | term_start3 = 1959 | term_end3 = 1963 | birth_date = | birth_place = Lambertville, New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. | spouse = Doris | children = 1 | party = Republican | branch = United States Army | unit = 456th Bomb Group | rank = Major | serviceyears = 1942–1946 | battles = World War II 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. He became a New Jersey State Police trooper in 1930. From 1942 to 1946, he served in the United States Army as the Combat Intelligence Officer with the 456th Bomb Group. He earned a Bronze Star, Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Purple Heart, and a Presidential Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster. He left the Army in 1946 as a major.

Political career

After his time in the military, Hunt resumed his career in the state police, eventually heading the force's narcotics squad in the South Jersey. In 1966, Hunt was elected to represent New Jersey's 1st congressional district.

Hunt was described as a conservative Republican with a pronounced interest in law enforcement. He supported no-knock warrants and pre-trial detention, and once remarked during his time in Congress, "Our difficulty today is that we have not handcuffed the criminals. We have handcuffed the police". He was a member of Congress for eight years, and was defeated in 1974 by future Governor of New Jersey, James Florio. His staunch support for President Richard Nixon throughout the Watergate scandal was cited as a factor in his defeat. Hunt was acting director of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency from 1976 to 1977.

Hunt was a longtime resident of Pitman, New Jersey, where he was vice president of a real estate firm from 1978 to 1981.

Personal life and death

Hunt and his wife, Doris, had a daughter. He died at a hospital in Woodbury, New Jersey, on September 22, 1989, at the age of 80.

Reference List

| state= New Jersey | district= 1 | before= William T. Cahill | after= James J. Florio | years= January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975}}

References

1. (2004). "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey - Two Hundred and Eleventh Legislature (First Session)". Skinder-Strauss Associates.
2. Hunt, John E.. "John E. Hunt".
3. "HUNT, John Edmund, (1908-1989)". Congress.
4. Cass, Julia. (September 25, 1989). "John E. Hunt, 80, Pitman resident, former congressman, N.J. senator". [[The Philadelphia Inquirer]].
5. Culnan, Dennis. (September 24, 1989). "John E. Hunt, 79 [sic], Republican congressman, state senator, sheriff". [[Courier-Post]].

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