Howard Pollock
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Howard Wallace Pollock
)Howard Pollock | |
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Ralph Rivers | |
Succeeded by | Nick Begich |
Personal details | |
Born | Howard Wallace Pollock April 11, 1920 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | January 9, 2011 Coronado, California, U.S. | (aged 90)
Political party | Republican |
Education | Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Santa Clara University University of Houston (JD) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS) International University Vienna (PhD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1941–1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
Howard Wallace Pollock (April 11, 1920 – January 9, 2011)Republican Representative from Alaska.
Biography
Pollock was born in Chicago to Olga (née Deblanc) and Oscar Tobias Pollock, and grew up in New Orleans.[2] He went to high school in Perkinston, Mississippi and graduated from Perkinston Junior College. He enlisted as a seaman in the United States Navy in 1941 and retired with rank of lieutenant commander in 1946.[3] During his service in World War II, he lost his right forearm to a grenade accident while training in the South Pacific in 1944.[4]
He studied
MIT, from which he earned a M.S.
in industrial management. He was a practicing attorney.
Pollock served in the Alaska Territorial Legislature from 1953 to 1955. He later served in the
National Rifle Association of America.[5]
From 1998 until his death in January 2011, Pollock was a resident of
Arlington, Virginia
.
Electoral history
Year | Republican | Votes | Pct | Democrat | Votes | Pct | ||
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1966
|
Howard W. Pollock | 34,040 | 51.6% | Ralph J. Rivers (inc.) | 31,867 | 48.4% | ||
1968
|
Howard W. Pollock (inc.) | 43,577 | 54.2% | N. J. Begich | 36,785 | 45.8% |
References
- ^ "Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Howard Pollock Alaska s 2nd congressman dies at 90". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ^ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates", FamilySearch, retrieved April 6, 2018
- ^ "POLLOCK, Howard Wallace (1920-2011)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Howard Pollock, congressman who loved adventure; at 90". January 18, 2011.
- ^ Jeff Knox (July 31, 2023). "The Knox Report: NRA CEO Suspended Without Pay!". firearmsnews.com. Tombstone, AZ: Outdoor Sportsman Group. Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
External links
- United States Congress. "Howard Pollock (id: P000415)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Howard Pollock at Find a Grave
- Howard Pollock at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature