Tom Easterly
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office
1974–1981
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(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

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] Easterly also served as a member for the 118th district of the Florida House of Representatives.[4][5]

Born in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Ethel and Edgar E. Easterly.[3] Easterly attended at the Eastern High School, later graduating in 1958.[3] He then attended at the Carleton College, where he played baseball and football, in which Easterly graduated with his Latin honors and the honor society Phi Beta Kappa.[3] He moved to Paris for at least a year.[3] Easterly attended at the University of Kentucky, where he earned his master's degree.[3] He also earned Bronze Star Medal during his service in the United States Army.[3] Easterly had taught the language French and also attended at the University of Tennessee, where he learned about law.[3] He taught at the Kentucky State University, where he taught about the languages German and Spanish.[3] Easterly also taught about the administrator law.[3]

Easterly served as state senator for the Kentucky Senate from 1974 to 1981.[3] He had lost elections of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th's district of Kentucky, in which Larry J. Hopkins had defeated him.[6] Easterly was documented licensed to experience law in Kentucky for which he then served as a lawyer until 1987.[3] In 1985, he moved to Miami, Florida.[3] In 1988, Easterly won the election for the 118th district of the Florida House of Representatives.[4] He succeeded Robert J. Starks.[4] In 1990, Easterly was succeeded by Daryl Jones for the 118th district.[4] He moved to Beckley, West Virginia in 2000.[3] Easterly once defeated John B. Breckinridge in an election.[7]

Easterly died in June 2005 of a traffic collision in Hurricane, West Virginia, at the age of 55.[3]

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Tom Easterly Obituary (1940–2005)". The Columbus Dispatch. June 19, 2005. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "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
  7. ↑ "Breckingridge Loses in Kentucky". The New York Times. May 24, 1978. Retrieved June 6, 2022.


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