Howard Pollock

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Howard Wallace Pollock
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Howard Pollock
Ralph Rivers
Succeeded byNick Begich
Personal details
Born
Howard Wallace Pollock

(1920-04-11)April 11, 1920
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJanuary 9, 2011(2011-01-09) (aged 90)
Coronado, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationMississippi 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 service1941–1946
RankLieutenant 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

From 1998 until his death in January 2011, Pollock was a resident of

Arlington, Virginia
.

Electoral history

Alaska's At-large congressional district: Results 1966–1968[6]
Year Republican Votes Pct Democrat Votes Pct
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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates", FamilySearch, retrieved April 6, 2018
  3. ^ "POLLOCK, Howard Wallace (1920-2011)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  4. ^ "Howard Pollock, congressman who loved adventure; at 90". January 18, 2011.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2007-07-25. Retrieved 2008-10-24.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Ralph Rivers
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Alaska's at-large congressional district

1967–1971
Succeeded by
National Rifle Association of America
Preceded by President of the NRA
1983–1985
Succeeded by