| Howard Pollock | |||
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives | In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 | ||
| Preceded by | Ralph Rivers | ||
| Succeeded by | Nick Begich | ||
| Personal details | |||
| Born | Howard Wallace Pollock April 11, 1920 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||
| Died | January 9, 2011 (aged 90) Coronado, California, U.S. | ||
| Political party | Republican | ||
| Military service | |||
| Allegiance |  United States
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| Service/branch | United States Navy | ||
| Years of service | 1941–1946 | ||
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander | ||
Howard Wallace Pollock (April 11, 1920 – January 9, 2011)[1] was an American politician and 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 law at Santa Clara University School of Law and at the University of Houston, and then did some post-graduate studies at 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 Alaska Senate from 1961 to 1963 and 1965–1966; and was elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and Ninety-first Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971), being the first Republican elected to Congress from Alaska. He was not a candidate for reelection in 1970 to the Ninety-second Congress, but rather was an unsuccessful candidate for Republican nomination for Governor of Alaska. Pollock was also a past president of 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174312/http://www.newsminer.com/bookmark/10975591-Howard-Pollock-Alaska-s-2nd-congressman-dies-at-90. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
- ↑ "Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates". https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7QZ-D8G. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ↑ "POLLOCK, Howard Wallace (1920-2011)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000415.
- ↑ "Howard Pollock, congressman who loved adventure; at 90". January 18, 2011. http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2011/01/18/howard_pollock_congressman_who_loved_adventure_at_90/.
- ↑ "The Knox Report: NRA CEO Suspended Without Pay!" (in en-US). Tombstone, AZ: Outdoor Sportsman Group. July 31, 2023. https://www.firearmsnews.com/editorial/knox-report-nra-ceo/479159.
- ↑ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2007-07-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20070725184700/http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
External links[]
- Howard Pollock at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Howard Pollock at Find a Grave
- Howard Pollock at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
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