Howard Pollock
American politician (1920–2011)
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Howard Wallace Pollock (April 11, 1920 – January 9, 2011)[1] was an American politician and Republican representative from Alaska.
Howard Pollock | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Ralph Rivers |
| Succeeded by | Nick Begich Sr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Howard Wallace Pollock April 11, 1920 |
| Died | January 9, 2011 (aged 90) Coronado, California, U.S. |
| 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 |
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 | ||
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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% |
