John Rarick

U.S. Congressperson

1924 – 2009

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Who was John Rarick?

John Richard Rarick was a lawyer who served as a Louisiana state district court judge from 1961 to 1966 in St. Francisville, Louisiana, the seat of West Feliciana Parish, and as a Democratic U.S. representative from the Sixth Congressional District from 1967 to 1975. A staunch conservative, he frequently quarreled with his party's increasingly liberal philosophy and leadership. In 1980, he sought the presidency as the nominee of the former American Independent Party, originally founded in 1968 by George C. Wallace of Alabama.

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Born
Jan 29, 1924
Waterford
Also known as
  • Judge John Rarick
Spouses
Religion
  • Baptists
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Louisiana State University
  • Tulane University
  • Tulane University Law School
  • Ball State University
  • Goshen High School
Lived in
  • Indiana
  • Muncie
  • Louisiana
  • St. Francisville
Died
Sep 14, 2009
St. Francisville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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