John H. Carrington
John H. Carrington | |
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Member of the North Carolina Senate | |
In office January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Linda Hinkleman Gunter |
Succeeded by | Neal Hunt |
Constituency | 36th District (1995-2003) 15th District (2003-2005) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1934-10-25)October 25, 1934 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | February 28, 2017(2017-02-28) (aged 82) |
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Widener College |
Occupation | Businessman |
John Hunter Carrington (October 25, 1934 – February 28, 2017)[1] was an American politician. Republican former member of the North Carolina General Assembly who long represented the state's fifteenth Senate district, including constituents in Wake county.[2] He headed a major company in the evidence-collection and security business.
Carrington was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; he enlisted in the United States Army in 1953 and served as a paratrooper during the Korean War until 1955.[citation needed] Following his military service, he completed his high school education in 1957 and earned a degree in mechanical engineering from Widener College in 1962.[citation needed] Professionally, Carrington rose to become CEO of the Sirchie Group, a company specializing in evidence-collection gear for police and top-dollar security products for businesses.[citation needed] He was first elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1995.
In 2005, Carrington was charged with illegally exporting evidence-collection gear to China and took a plea bargain in December 2005 to felony charges in which he has been fined $850,000. One of his companies also took a plea agreement in the matter.[3]
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Party political offices | ||
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Preceded by Bill Cobey | Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1984 | Succeeded by Jim Gardner |
Preceded by Patric G. Dorsey | Republican nominee for North Carolina Secretary of State 1988, 1992 | Succeeded by |
North Carolina Senate | ||
Preceded by | Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 36th district 1995–2003 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Member of the North Carolina Senate from the 15th district 2003–2005 | Succeeded by |