John H. Carrington

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John H. Carrington
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2005
Preceded byLinda Hinkleman Gunter
Succeeded byNeal Hunt
Constituency36th District (1995-2003)
15th District (2003-2005)
Personal details
Born(1934-10-25)October 25, 1934
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 28, 2017(2017-02-28) (aged 82)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materWidener College
OccupationBusinessman

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "John Carrington Obituary - Raleigh, NC".
  2. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]". 1916.
  3. ^ "Former NC Senator Pleads Guilty to Illegal Exports". WFMY. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

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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