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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—North CarolinaEarl Baker RUTH
(1916-1989)
RUTH, Earl Baker, a
Representative from North Carolina; born in Spencer, Rowan County,
N.C., February 7, 1916; graduated from Central High School,
Charlotte, N.C., 1934; A.B., University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, N.C., 1938; M.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
N.C., 1942; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.,
1955; teacher, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Charlotte, N.C., 1938-1940;
United States Navy; member of Salisbury, N.C., city council,
1963-1968; mayor pro tempore of Salisbury, N.C., 1967-1968; elected
as a Republican to the Ninety-first and to the two succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1975); unsuccessful
candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fourth Congress in 1974;
Governor of American Samoa, 1975-1976; died on August 15, 1989, in
Salisbury, N.C.; interment in National Cemetery, Salisbury,
N.C.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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