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Russell V. Mack | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWashington's3rd district | |
| In office July 7, 1947 – March 28, 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Fred B. Norman |
| Succeeded by | Julia Butler Hansen |
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| Born | (1891-06-13)June 13, 1891 |
| Died | March 28, 1960(1960-03-28) (aged 68) |
| Political party | Republican |
Russell Vernon Mack (June 13, 1891 – March 28, 1960) served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives representingWashington's 3rd congressional district from 1947 to 1960. He was born in 1891, inHillman, Michigan. Mack moved toAberdeen, Washington in 1895. Mack was educated atStanford University in California, and then at theUniversity of Washington in Seattle. Mack served as acorporal in the Thirty-ninth Field Artillery,Thirteenth Division, duringWorld War I. Before serving in Congress, Mack worked in journalism in the Grays Harbor area, first at theAberdeen Daily World from 1913 to 1934, then as the owner and publisher of theHoquiam Daily Washingtonian from 1934 to 1950. Mack was the last Republican to serve the 3rd district, untilLinda Smith was elected in 1994. Mack died on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives on March 28, 1960, of cardiac arrest[1] and has a scholarship named after him. Mack voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960.[2][3]
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