Warren Magnuson
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United States Senator from Washington |
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In office December 14, 1944 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Homer T. Bone |
| Succeeded by | Slade Gorton |
| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office January 3, 1979 – December 5, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | James Eastland |
| Succeeded by | Milton Young |
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In office December 5, 1980 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | Milton Young |
| Succeeded by | Strom Thurmond |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce | |
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In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1977 |
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| Preceded by | John W. Bricker |
| Succeeded by | Howard Cannon |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations | |
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In office 1977 – January 3, 1981 |
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| Preceded by | John Little McClellan |
| Succeeded by | Mark Hatfield |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1937 – December 13, 1944 |
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| Preceded by | Marion Zioncheck |
| Succeeded by | Emerson DeLacy |
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives | |
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In office 1933–1934 |
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| Personal details | |
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April 12, 1905 Moorhead, Minnesota |
| Died | May 20, 1989 (aged 84) Seattle, Washington |
| Resting place |
Acacia Memorial Park 47°44′21″N 122°17′34″W / 47.73920°N 122.29280°W |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Jermaine (Elliott) Peralta (1923–2011) (m.1964–1989, his death) Eleanor Peggy "Peggins" Maddieux (m.1928–1935) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson (April 12, 1905 – May 20, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1937–1944) and a U.S. Senator (1944–1981) from Washington. He served over 36 years in the Senate, and was the most senior member of the body during his final two years in office.
Warren Magnuson was born in Moorhead, Minnesota. His birth date is given as April 12, 1905, but the actual records of his birth are sealed. He apparently never knew his birth parents; according to various sources, his parents either died within a month of his birth, or his unmarried mother put him up for adoption. He was adopted by William Grant and Emma (née Anderson) Magnuson, who gave him their name. The Magnusons were second-generation Scandinavian immigrants who operated a bar in Moorhead, and who adopted a daughter named Clara a year after adopting Warren. His adoptive father left the family in 1921.
Magnuson attended Moorhead High School, where he played quarterback on the football team and was captain of the baseball team. While attending high school, he ran a YMCA camp, worked in the wheat farms, and delivered newspapers and telegrams in Moorhead and in nearby Fargo, North Dakota. He graduated in 1923, and then enrolled at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. In 1924, he transferred to the North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo, which he attended for a year. He then traveled through Canada for a period of time, riding freight trains and working with threshing crews.
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