Howard Wallace Pollock

Howard Wallace 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 J. Rivers
Succeeded by	Nick Begich
Member of the Alaska Senate
In office 1961–1963 1965–1966
Personal details
Born	(1920-04-11)April 11, 1920 Chicago, Illinois
Died	January 9, 2011(2011-01-09) (aged 90) Coronado, California
Political party	Republican Party
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1941–46
Rank	lieutenant commander

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

Biography

Pollock was born in Chicago to Olga (née Deblanc) and Oscar Tobias Pollock, he went to school in Perkinston, Mississippi. 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.

He enlisted as a seaman in the United States Navy in 1941 and retired with rank of lieutenant commander in 1946.

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

Year		Republican	Votes	Pct		Democrat	Votes	Pct
1966		Howard W. Pollock	34,040	7001516000000000000♠51.6%		Ralph J. Rivers (inc.)	31,867	7001484000000000000♠48.4%
1968		Howard W. Pollock (inc.)	43,577	7001542000000000000♠54.2%		N. J. Begich	36,785	7001458000000000000♠45.8%

External links

• United States Congress. "Howard Wallace Pollock (id: P000415)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Howard Pollock at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Ralph Julian Rivers	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's at-large congressional district January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1971	Succeeded by Nick Begich