John K. Tabor
American politician (1921–1999)
John Kaye Tabor (April 19, 1921 – September 6, 1999) was an American lawyer and government official who served as Secretary of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania (1967–1968), Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry (1968–1969), and United States Under Secretary of Commerce (1973–1975). He was the Republican nominee in the 1969 Pittsburgh mayoral election.
Early life
Tabor was born on April 19, 1921 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Pittsburgh, where his father Edward O. Tabor, was an attorney and political figure. Tabor competed in the 1936 national Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio.
Tabor attended Taylor Allderdice High School the Shady Side Academy. He graduated Yale University in 1943 and immediately joined the United States Navy. During World War II, he held the rank of lieutenant and commanded a minesweeper in the Pacific theater. He earned his master of arts degree from Cambridge University in 1947 and his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1950.
Career
Tabor worked for the law firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts in New York City from 1950 to 1953.
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