John Porter East

John Porter East
East in 1983
United States Senator
from North Carolina
In office
January 3, 1981 – June 29, 1986
Preceded byRobert Burren Morgan
Succeeded byJim Broyhill
Personal details
Born(1931-05-05)May 5, 1931
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 29, 1986(1986-06-29) (aged 55)
Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Priscilla Sherk East
(m. 1953)
Alma materEarlham College (BA)
University of Florida (MA, PhD)
University of Illinois (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1953–1955

John Porter East (May 5, 1931 – June 29, 1986) was an American Republican politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1981 until his suicide in 1986.

A paraplegic since 1955 because of polio, East was a professor of political science at East Carolina University in Greenville.