Howard Wallace Pollock

Howard Wallace Pollock (April 11, 1920 – January 9, 2011)[1] was an American politician and Republican Representative from Alaska.

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 by	Ralph Rivers
Succeeded by	Nick Begich
Personal details
Born	Howard Wallace Pollock (1920-04-11)April 11, 1920 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 9, 2011(2011-01-09) (aged 90) Coronado, California, U.S.
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

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 the University of Santa Clara in California and at the University of Houston, Texas, and then did some postgraduate studies at the MIT, where he got a M.S. in industrial management. He was a practicing attorney.

Pollock served in the Alaska Territorial Legislature 1953–1955. He later served in the Alaska Senate 1961–1963 and 1965–1966; and was elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and Ninety-first Congresses (January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971). 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.

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[5]

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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-01-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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. "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 Wallace Pollock (id: P000415)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Howard Wallace Pollock at Find a Grave
• Howard Pollock at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature

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 Nick Begich
National Rifle Association
Preceded by Keith M. Gaffaney	President of the NRA 1983–1985	Succeeded by Alonzo H. Garcelon