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Begich, Nicholas Joseph, 1932-1972

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Personal name headingBegich, Nicholas Joseph, 1932-1972
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Variant(s)Begich, Nick, 1932-1972
Begich, Nicholas J., 1932-1972
Birth date1932-04-06
Death date1972-10-16
Place of birthEveleth (Minn.)
Place of deathAlaska
AffiliationUniversity of Minnesota
Alaska. Legislature. Senate
United States. Congress. House
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupationLegislators
Teachers
Found inMemorial services held in the House of Representatives and Senate of the United States, together with tributes presented in eulogy of Nick Begich, late a Representative from Alaska, 1973: title page (Nick Begich) p. vii (Nicholas Joseph Begich)
OCLC, October 20, 2015 (access points: Begich, Nick; Begich, Nicholas Joseph; Begich, Nicholas J.; usage: Nick Begich, Nick (Nicholas Joseph) Begich; Nicholas J. Begich)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website, viewed October 20, 2015 (Begich, Nicholas Joseph, (1932 - 1972): Begich, Nicholas Joseph, (father of Mark Begich), a Representative from Alaska; born in Eveleth, Saint Louis County, Minn., April 6, 1932; attended the Eveleth public schools and Eveleth Junior College; St. Cloud State College, St. Cloud, Minn., B.A., 1952; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., M.A., 1954; doctoral work at the Universities of Colorado and North Dakota; high school instructor, counselor and director, student personnel, 1952-1959; principal and superintendent, Fort Richardson Schools, Alaska, 1959-1968; part-time instructor, University of Alaska, Anchorage branch, 1956-1968; builder and manager of apartment houses in Anchorage beginning in 1968; elected to Alaska State senate for two four year terms, 1963-1971, serving as minority whip from 1967; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-second and to the Ninety-third Congresses; disappeared while on a campaign flight from Anchorage to Juneau, Alaska, October 16, 1972; served from January 3, 1971, until December 29, 1972, at which time a presumptive death certificate was recorded in the State of Alaska.)
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