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Jack H. McDonald | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's19th district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Billie S. Farnum |
| Succeeded by | William Broomfield |
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| Born | (1932-06-28)June 28, 1932 |
| Died | August 17, 2022(2022-08-17) (aged 90) Stuart, Florida, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Wayne State University |
| Occupation | consultant, lobbyist, politician |
Jack Harvey McDonald (June 28, 1932 – August 17, 2022) was an American attorney and politician fromMichigan who served three terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973. He was a member of theRepublican Party.
McDonald was born inDetroit and was educated inWhite Lake Township, Michigan and Detroit. He attendedWayne State University and served as supervisor of census for Wayne County with theBureau of the Census in 1960. He was elected supervisor ofRedford, Michigan in 1961 and 1963, reelected in 1964. He was elected chairman of the Wayne County Board of Supervisors in 1965. He was appointed to Republican Task Force on Urban Affairs in 1967.
In 1966, he was theRepublican Party candidate inMichigan's 19th congressional district. He defeated incumbentDemocratic PartyBillie S. Farnum, one of the "Five Fluke Freshmen", to be elected to the90th United States Congress and to the two succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1973. In 1972, afterredistricting, he ran in the same district as veteran Republican RepresentativeWilliam Broomfield. McDonald lost to Broomfield in the Republican primary elections.
After leaving Congress, he became a consultant andlobbyist with law firmVerner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand. He was a resident ofOuter Banks.
He died from complications of colon cancer on August 17, 2022 inStuart, Florida, at the age of 90.
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