John Van Sant
John T. Van Sant | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 16th district | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – November 30, 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Tilghman Freed |
| Succeeded by | Henry Messinger |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Lehigh County district | |
| In office 1951–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1915 Delano, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 3, 1972 (aged 56) |
John T. Van Sant (November 2, 1915 – October 3, 1972)[1] was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 16th district from 1955 to 1970.[2] He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Lehigh County district from 1951 to 1954.[3]
Biography
[edit]Van Sant was born in Delano, Pennsylvania, on November 2, 1915, and graduated from Hazleton High School. He attended Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri and Muhlenberg College. He worked as a radio announcer on WRAK (AM)[4] and as the sports and news director for WSAN radio in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in Hawaii and Guam.[5]
Death and interment
[edit]Van Sant died on October 3, 1972, and was interred at the Greenwood Cemetery in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies (1967). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 98. Department of General Services. ISSN 0275-8814. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "V"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members "V"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - JOHN T. VAN SANT Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Pennsylvania State Senate - John T Van Sant Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "John Thomas Van Sant". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- 1915 births
- 1972 deaths
- 20th-century American legislators
- United States Navy personnel of World War II
- Burials in Pennsylvania
- Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Military personnel from Pennsylvania
- Muhlenberg College alumni
- Republican Party Pennsylvania state senators
- Westminster College (Missouri) alumni
- 20th-century Pennsylvania politicians