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| | |term_end=January 3, 1975 | | |term_end=January 3, 1975 |
| | |predecessor=[[James H. Morrison]] | | |predecessor=[[James H. Morrison]] |
| − | |successor=William Henson Moore | + | |successor=William Henson Moore, III |
| | |birth_date=January 29, 1924 | | |birth_date=January 29, 1924 |
| | |birth_place=Waterford, LaPorte County<br> [[Indiana]] | | |birth_place=Waterford, LaPorte County<br> [[Indiana]] |
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| | |resting_place=Star Hill Cemetery near St. Francisville | | |resting_place=Star Hill Cemetery near St. Francisville |
| | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned [[Independent voter|Independent]] (1976) | | |party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned [[Independent voter|Independent]] (1976) |
| − | |spouse=Marguerite Pierce (married 1945–2003, her death)<br>Frances Eldred Campbell (married 2004–2009, his death) | + | |spouse=Marguerite Pierce (married 1945–2003, her death)<br>Frances Eldred Campbell (married 2004–2009, his death) |
| | |children=John Rarick, II | | |children=John Rarick, II |
| | Cherie Rarick Brumfield<br> | | Cherie Rarick Brumfield<br> |
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| | [[Tulane University]] Law School | | [[Tulane University]] Law School |
| | |branch=[[United States Army]] | | |branch=[[United States Army]] |
| − | |battles/wars=Europe | + | |battles/wars=European Theater of Operations<br> |
| − | |serviceyears = [[World War II]] | + | Captured at the [[Battle of the Budge]] |
| | + | |serviceyears=[[World War II]] |
| | |awards=[[Bronze Star]]<br> | | |awards=[[Bronze Star]]<br> |
| − | [[Purple Heart}} | + | [[Purple Heart]]}} |
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| | '''John Richard Rarick''' (January 29, 1924 – September 14, 2009) was an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] who served as a [[Louisiana]] state district court judge from 1961 to 1966 in St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, andfrom 1967 to 1975 a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 6th congressional district A staunch [[conservative]]], he frequently quarreled with his party's increasingly [[liberal]] philosophy and leadership. In 1980, he did not support [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] in the race against [[Jimmy Carter]] but himself sought the presidency as the nominee of the former American Independent Party, founded in 1968 by former [[Governor]] [[George Wallace|George C. Wallace]] of [[Alabama]]. | | '''John Richard Rarick''' (January 29, 1924 – September 14, 2009) was an [[United States|American]] [[attorney]] who served as a [[Louisiana]] state district court judge from 1961 to 1966 in St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish, andfrom 1967 to 1975 a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[U.S. Representative]] for Louisiana's 6th congressional district A staunch [[conservative]]], he frequently quarreled with his party's increasingly [[liberal]] philosophy and leadership. In 1980, he did not support [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] in the race against [[Jimmy Carter]] but himself sought the presidency as the nominee of the former American Independent Party, founded in 1968 by former [[Governor]] [[George Wallace|George C. Wallace]] of [[Alabama]]. |