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  Begich, Nicholas J.
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NameNicholas J. Begich
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Anchorage, Alaska , United States
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Born April 06, 1932
DiedDecember 29, 1972 (40 years)
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Jan 01, 2023 09:30pm
Tags Caucasian - Croatian - Catholic - Straight -
InfoBorn 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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FAMILY
Wife Pegge Begich 00, 0000- 00, 1972
Son Nicholas J. Begich, Jr. 1958-
Grandson Nick Begich III 0000-
Son Tom Begich 1960-
Son Mark Begich 1962-
Father John Begich 0000-
Brother Joseph R. Begich 1930-2019

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  11/07/1972 AK At-Large Won 56.24% (+12.47%)
  08/22/1972 AK At-Large - Open Primary Won 69.45% (+43.85%)
  11/03/1970 AK At-Large Won 55.11% (+10.23%)
  08/25/1970 AK At-Large - Open Primary Won 39.97% (+8.23%)
  11/05/1968 AK At-Large Lost 45.77% (-8.45%)
  08/27/1968 AK At-Large - Open Primary Won 28.61% (+0.00%)
  11/08/1966 AK Senate E Won 15.21% (+0.00%)
  11/06/1962 AK Senate E Won 50.48% (+4.18%)
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