Howard Pollock
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Alaska's at-large district
In office
January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971
Preceded byRalph 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)[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

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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 byRalph Rivers Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom Alaska's at-large congressional district 1967–1971 Succeeded byNick Begich National Rifle Association of America Preceded byKeith M. Gaffaney President of the NRA 1983–1985 Succeeded byAlonzo H. Garcelon


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