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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Short description|American politician (1940–2005)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Tom Easterly
|name = Tom Easterly
|birth_name = Charles Thomas Easterly
|birth_date = {{birth date|1940|04|21}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1940|04|21}}
|birth_place = [[Columbus, Ohio]], U.S.
|birth_place = [[Columbus, Ohio]], U.S.
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|death_place = [[Hurricane, West Virginia]], U.S.
|death_place = [[Hurricane, West Virginia]], U.S.
|state_senate1 = Kentucky
|state_senate1 = Kentucky
|district1 = [[Kentucky's 20th Senate district|20th]]
|term_start1 = 1974
|term_end1 = 1981
|term_start1 = January 1, 1974
|term_end1 = January 1, 1982
|preceded1 = [[Mack G. Walters]]
|succeeded1 = [[Fred Bradley (Kentucky politician)|Fred Bradley]]
|state_house2 = Florida
|state_house2 = Florida
|district2 = 118th
|district2 = 118th
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'''Tom Easterly''' (April 21, 1940 – June 15, 2005) was an American [[politician]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/143359718/|title=Easterly Is In Race For Congress|work=[[The Advocate-Messenger]]|location=[[Danville, Kentucky]]|date=August 14, 1977|access-date=June 6, 2022|page=9|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/686361781/|title=Sen Tom Easterly for Congress: A Clear Choice in the Sixth District|work=[[The Lexington Herald]]|location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]]|date=October 28, 1980|access-date=June 6, 2022|page=10|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He served as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic member]] for the [[Kentucky Senate]].<ref name="a" /> Easterly also served as a member for the 118th district of the [[Florida House of Representatives]].<ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|title=House of Representatives|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|archive-date=January 13, 2018|url-status=live|via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf |title=Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012|first=Robert|last=Ward|date=August 3, 2011|work=[[Florida House of Representatives]]|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316034642/https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf|archive-date=March 16, 2022|url-status=live|via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref>
'''Charles Thomas "Tom" Easterly''' (April 21, 1940 – June 15, 2005) was an American politician.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/143359718/|title=Easterly Is In Race For Congress|work=[[The Advocate-Messenger]]|location=[[Danville, Kentucky]]|date=August 14, 1977|access-date=June 6, 2022|page=9|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/686361781/|title=Sen Tom Easterly for Congress: A Clear Choice in the Sixth District|work=[[The Lexington Herald]]|location=[[Lexington, Kentucky]]|date=October 28, 1980|access-date=June 6, 2022|page=10|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He served as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic member]] for the [[Kentucky Senate]],<ref name="a" /> as well as the [[Florida House of Representatives]].<ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|title=House of Representatives|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113095046/http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/fefdl/florida/House19672001.html|archive-date=January 13, 2018|url-status=live|via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf |title=Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845–2012|first=Robert|last=Ward|date=August 3, 2011|work=[[Florida House of Representatives]]|access-date=June 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316034642/https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Public%20Guide/Uploads/Documents/house_counties_final.pdf|archive-date=March 16, 2022|url-status=live|via=[[Wayback Machine]]}}</ref>


Born in [[Columbus, Ohio]], the son of Ethel and Edgar E. Easterly.<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/tom-easterly-obituary?id=28871103|title=Tom Easterly Obituary (1940-2005)|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=June 19, 2005|access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref> Easterly attended at the [[Eastern High School (Louisville, Kentucky)|Eastern High School]], later graduating in 1958.<ref name="a" /> He then attended at the [[Carleton College]], where he played [[baseball]] and [[American football|football]], in which Easterly graduated with his [[Latin honors]] and the [[honor society]] [[Phi Beta Kappa]].<ref name="a" /> He moved to [[Paris]] for at least a year.<ref name="a" /> Easterly attended at the [[University of Kentucky]], where he earned his [[master's degree]].<ref name="a" /> He also earned [[Bronze Star Medal]] during his service in the [[United States Army]].<ref name="a" /> Easterly had taught the [[language]] French and also attended at the [[University of Tennessee]], where he learned about [[law]].<ref name="a" /> He taught at the [[Kentucky State University]], where he taught about the languages German and Spanish.<ref name="a" /> Easterly also taught about the [[Administrator (law)|administrator law]].<ref name="a" />
Born in [[Columbus, Ohio]], the son of Ethel and Edgar E. Easterly. Easterly attended [[Eastern High School (Louisville, Kentucky)|Eastern High School]], later graduating in 1958. He then attended [[Carleton College]], where he played baseball and [[American football]], graduating with [[Latin honors]] and the [[honor society]] [[Phi Beta Kappa]]. He moved to Paris and later attended the [[University of Kentucky]], earning his [[master's degree]].<ref name="a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/tom-easterly-obituary?id=28871103|title=Tom Easterly Obituary (1940–2005)|work=[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=June 19, 2005|access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>


During his service in the [[United States Army]], he was awarded a [[Bronze Star Medal]]. After that, he taught the [[language]] French and attended at the [[University of Tennessee]], where he learned about law. He taught at the [[Kentucky State University]], teaching about the languages German and Spanish and about [[Administrator (law)|administrator law]].<ref name="a" />
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Easterly served as [[state senator]] for the [[Kentucky Senate]] from 1974 to 1981.<ref name="a" /> He had lost elections of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the [[Kentucky's 6th congressional district|6th's district]] of [[Kentucky]], in which [[Larry J. Hopkins]] had defeated him.<ref name="c">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103292726/tom-easterly-surfaces-in-florida/|title=Tom Easterly surfaces in Florida campaign|work=[[The Courier-Journal]]|location=[[Louisville, Kentucky]]|date=September 4, 1988|access-date=June 6, 2022|page=24|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> Easterly was documented [[license]]d to experience law in Kentucky for which he then served as a [[lawyer]] until 1987.<ref name="a" /> In 1985, he moved to [[Miami, Florida]].<ref name="a" /> In 1988, Easterly won the election for the 118th district of the [[Florida House of Representatives]].<ref name="b" /> He succeeded [[Robert J. Starks]].<ref name="b" /> In 1990, Easterly was succeeded by [[Daryl Jones (politician)|Daryl Jones]] for the 118th district.<ref name="b" /> He moved to [[Beckley, West Virginia]] in 2000.<ref name="a" /> Easterly once defeated [[John B. Breckinridge]] in an election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/05/24/archives/breckingridge-loses-in-kentucky-republican-unopposed.html|title=Breckingridge Loses in Kentucky|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 24, 1978|access-date=June 6, 2022}}</ref>


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Easterly served in the [[Kentucky Senate]] from 1974 to 1981.<ref name="a" /> He was the Democratic nominee to the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the [[Kentucky's 6th congressional district|6th's district]] of [[Kentucky]] in 1978 and 1980, losing both times to Republican nominee [[Larry J. Hopkins]].<ref name="c">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103292726/tom-easterly-surfaces-in-florida/|title=Tom Easterly surfaces in Florida campaign|work=[[The Courier-Journal]]|location=[[Louisville, Kentucky]]|date=September 4, 1988|access-date=June 6, 2022|page=24|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1985, he moved to [[Miami, Florida]].<ref name="a" /> In 1988, he was elected to represent the 118th district of the [[Florida House of Representatives]], succeeding [[Robert J. Starks]]. In 1990, he was succeeded by [[Daryl Jones (politician)|Daryl Jones]].<ref name="b" /> He moved to [[Beckley, West Virginia]] in 2000.<ref name="a" />
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Easterly died in June 2005 of a [[traffic collision]] in [[Hurricane, West Virginia]], at the age of 55.<ref name="a" />

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Easterly died in June 2005 of a traffic collision in [[Hurricane, West Virginia]], at the age of 65.<ref name="a" />


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Latest revision as of 20:11, 25 June 2024

Tom Easterly
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 1, 1974 – January 1, 1982
Preceded byMack G. Walters
Succeeded byFred Bradley
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 118th district
In office
1988–1990
Preceded byRobert J. Starks
Succeeded byDaryl Jones
Personal details
Born
Charles Thomas Easterly

(1940-04-21)April 21, 1940
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
DiedJune 15, 2005(2005-06-15) (aged 65)
Hurricane, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCarleton College
University of Kentucky
University of Tennessee

Charles Thomas "Tom" Easterly (April 21, 1940 – June 15, 2005) was an American politician.[1][2] He served as a Democratic member for the Kentucky Senate,[3] as well as the Florida House of Representatives.[4][5]

Born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Ethel and Edgar E. Easterly. Easterly attended Eastern High School, later graduating in 1958. He then attended Carleton College, where he played baseball and American football, graduating with Latin honors and the honor society Phi Beta Kappa. He moved to Paris and later attended the University of Kentucky, earning his master's degree.[3]

During his service in the United States Army, he was awarded a Bronze Star Medal. After that, he taught the language French and attended at the University of Tennessee, where he learned about law. He taught at the Kentucky State University, teaching about the languages German and Spanish and about administrator law.[3]

Easterly served in the Kentucky Senate from 1974 to 1981.[3] He was the Democratic nominee to the United States House of Representatives for the 6th's district of Kentucky in 1978 and 1980, losing both times to Republican nominee Larry J. Hopkins.[6] In 1985, he moved to Miami, Florida.[3] In 1988, he was elected to represent the 118th district of the Florida House of Representatives, succeeding Robert J. Starks. In 1990, he was succeeded by Daryl Jones.[4] He moved to Beckley, West Virginia in 2000.[3]

Easterly died in June 2005 of a traffic collision in Hurricane, West Virginia, at the age of 65.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Easterly Is In Race For Congress". The Advocate-Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. August 14, 1977. p. 9. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Sen Tom Easterly for Congress: A Clear Choice in the Sixth District". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. October 28, 1980. p. 10. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Tom Easterly Obituary (1940–2005)". The Columbus Dispatch. June 19, 2005. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "House of Representatives". Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ Ward, Robert (August 3, 2011). "Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845–2012" (PDF). Florida House of Representatives. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ "Tom Easterly surfaces in Florida campaign". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. September 4, 1988. p. 24. Retrieved June 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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