John E. Tapscott (January 23, 1930 – August 16, 2017) was an American politician in the state of

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. Tapscott was born in

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. He attended the

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and was an insurance agent and an advertising director. He served in the

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from 1971 to 1973, and the

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from 1967 to 1971 as a

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. He died in 2017 at the age of 87.John E. Tapscott
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