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 byTilghman Freed
Succeeded byHenry Messinger
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Lehigh County district
In office
1951–1954
Personal details
BornNovember 2, 1915
Delano, Pennsylvania, US
DiedOctober 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

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]

Van Sant died on October 3, 1972.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "V"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ↑ Cox, Harold. "House Members "V"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  4. ↑ "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - JOHN T. VAN SANT Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pennsylvania State Senate - John T Van Sant Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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