Nick Begich

Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Begich ( born April 6, 1932 in Eveleth, Minnesota, † October 16, 1972 in Alaska) was an American politician. Between 1971 and 1972 he represented the state of Alaska in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Life

Early years and career

Nick Begich attended school in his native Minnesota. He then studied at St. Cloud State University. This was followed by studies at the University of Minnesota, the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of North Dakota. From 1952 to 1959 he worked among other things as a high school teacher. In addition, he held a number of administrative tasks in schools. Between 1959 and 1968, Begich was school board in Fort Richardson, Alaska. At times, he lectured at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Since 1968 he also participated in the construction business. He built and managed apartment buildings in Anchorage.

Political career

Begich was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1963 and 1971 he was a member of the Senate from Alaska. In the congressional elections of 1968 he was defeated with 45.8 % of the vote against the incumbent Howard Wallace Pollock, who was able to defend with 54.2 % his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Two years later Begich then won with 55.1 % of the vote against Frank Murkowski. He took effect from 3 January 1971 State of Alaska as a deputy in Congress.

Death

In 1972, Begich was running for re-election to Congress. During the campaign, he was, among others, Hale Boggs, a congressman from Louisiana, supported. On 16 October 1972 Begich Boggs and flew during the campaign from Anchorage to Juneau. On board was out of both politicians and the pilot even Russel Brown, another campaign workers from Begich. The machine disappeared without a trace on the go. Of the occupant and the wreck is still lacking any trace. On 19 December 1972 Nick Begich was officially declared dead. Meanwhile, in November, the election had been held and he was elected with 56.2 % of the vote back in the Congress. This election was void because of the circumstances. Later, there were rumors and speculation that the disappearance of the machine could have been a plot against Mr Boggs. Background of this speculation was the fact that Boggs had been from 1963 to 1964 a member of the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. In contrast to most members of this Commission Boggs did not believe the lone assassin theory and determined in this case further. This, according to the followers of some conspiracy, led to the attack, in which Nick Begich died.

Family

Nicholas Begich was married to Pegge Begich, the self- applied in 1984 and 1986 unsuccessfully for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Today she lives in Nevada in retirement. The couple had six children, including the 1962 -born son, Mark, who represents the state of Alaska in the U.S. Senate since January 2009.

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