John R. Rarick
| John Rarick | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Jimmy Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Henson Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Richard Rarick January 29, 1924 Waterford, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died |
September 14, 2009 (aged 85) St. Francisville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party |
Democratic (Before 1976) Independent (1976) American Independent (1976–2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite Pierce (1945–2003) Frances Eldred Campbell (2004–2009) |
| Children | John Cherie Laura Lee |
| Alma mater |
Ball State University Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Tulane University |
| Religion | Baptist |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | World War II |
John Richard Rarick (January 29, 1924 – September 14, 2009) 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, founded in 1968 by George C. Wallace of Alabama.
Rarick was born in rural Waterford in La Porte County in Indiana. He graduated from Goshen High School in Goshen, Indiana. He studied at Ball State University (then Teacher's College) in Muncie, Indiana.
Rarick then entered the United States Army's Specialized Training Program and was sent to Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he lived in the college barracks. He was then dispatched to the European Theater with the infantry during World War II. He was captured at the Battle of the Bulge and later escaped from a German prisoner of war camp at Wurzburg. He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
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