Donald H. Magnuson

Donald H. Magnuson

Donald Hammer Magnuson (born March 7, 1911 in Freeman , Spokane County , Washington , †  October 5, 1979 in Seattle , Washington) was an American politician . Between 1953 and 1963 he represented the state of Washington in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Donald Magnuson was born on a farm near Freeman. He attended the public schools of his home country and then studied from 1926 to 1928 at Spokane University . Until 1931 he continued his education at the University of Washington in Seattle. He then worked as a harvest worker and as a worker in an aircraft factory. Between 1934 and 1952 he worked as a reporter for two newspapers in Washington State.

Politically, Magnuson was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1952 , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the newly created seventh constituency of his state , where he took up his new mandate on January 3, 1953. After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1963 . The Cuban Missile Crisis fell during this time . In 1961, the 23rd Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Congress. In 1955 Magnuson became a member of the committee dealing with the merchant marine and fisheries. He was also part of the Budget Committee and some of its sub-committees. From 1959 to 1963 he was on the board of directors of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs .

In the 1962 election, Magnuson was defeated by Republican K. William Stinson . Between 1963 and 1969 he worked for the Ministry of the Interior and then until 1973 for the Ministry of Labor . He then retired, which he spent in Seattle. Donald Magnuson died there on October 5, 1979.

Web links

• Donald H. Magnuson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Donald H. Magnuson in the database of Find a Grave (English)