Nick Begich
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska's At-large district |
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In office January 3, 1971 – October 16, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Pollock |
| Succeeded by | Don Young |
| Member of the Alaska State Senate | |
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In office 1962–1970 |
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Nicholas Joseph Begich April 6, 1932 Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1972 (aged 40) Alaska |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Pegge Begich |
| Children | Mark, Nichelle, Stephanie, Tom, Paul, and Nick |
| Alma mater | St. Cloud State University, University of Minnesota, University of Colorado, University of North Dakota |
Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Begich, Sr. (April 6, 1932 – October 16, 1972) was a Democratic Party member of the US House of Representatives from Alaska. He is presumed to have died in the crash of a light aircraft in Alaska in 1972; his body was never found.
Begich was born and raised in Eveleth, Minnesota. His father, John Begich (né Begić), was born in Podlapača, Udbina, Croatia, and his mother, Anna (née Martinich), was also of Croatian descent. He attended Saint Cloud State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1952) and the University of Minnesota (Master of Arts, 1954) before he pursued his doctorate at the University of Colorado and at the University of North Dakota.
Begich worked as a guidance counselor in the schools of Anchorage, and he was later Director of Student Personnel for the Anchorage school system before becoming Superintendent of Schools at Fort Richardson. In 1962, Begich was elected to the Alaska Senate, where he served for eight years. Begich also taught political science during parts of this period at the University of Alaska at Anchorage.
In 1968, Begich ran for Alaska's only House seat and lost to the incumbent Representative, Republican Howard Pollock.
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