John C. Mackie

John Currie Mackie (born June 1, 1920 in Toronto , Canada , †  March 5, 2008 in Warrenton , Virginia ) was an American politician . Between 1965 and 1967 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Mackie came to Detroit , Michigan with his parents in 1924 . Until 1938 he attended the local Southeastern High School . He then studied until 1939 at the Lawrence Institute of Technology and then until 1942 at Michigan State University . In 1942 he was employed by an aircraft engine manufacturer. From 1942 to 1945 he served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II . He was used in the Pacific region. By the end of the war he had attained the rank of first lieutenant. Between 1946 and 1952 Mackie worked for an engine manufacturer near Flint . In 1952 he founded Flint Surveying & Engineering Co. From 1952 to 1956 he worked as a surveyor in Genesee County . Between 1957 and 1965, Mackie served on the Michigan State Highway Committee.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1964 congressional elections , he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded James G. O'Hara on January 3, 1965 . Since he was defeated by the Republican Donald W. Riegle in the following elections in 1966 , he was only able to complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1967 . These were shaped by the events of the Vietnam War .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, John Mackie devoted himself to his private business. He moved to Warrenton, Virginia, where he died on March 5, 2008 after a long illness.

Web links

• John C. Mackie in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John C. Mackie in the database of Find a Grave (English)