1. Warren Grant Magnuson was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1981.
29 Facts About Warren Magnuson
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Warren Magnuson was Washington state's longest-serving senator, serving over 36 years.
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Warren Magnuson's birthdate is supposedly April 12,1905, but the actual records of his birth are sealed.
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William Grant and Emma Magnuson adopted Warren, and gave him their name.
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Warren Magnuson graduated in 1923, and then enrolled at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks.
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Warren Magnuson then traveled through Canada for some time, riding freight trains and working with threshing crews.
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Warren Magnuson followed a high school girlfriend to Seattle, Washington, where he entered the University of Washington in 1925.
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Warren Magnuson was a member of Theta Chi fraternity, and worked delivering ice as a Teamsters member under Dave Beck.
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Warren Magnuson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1926, and earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1929.
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In 1929, Warren Magnuson was admitted to the bar and joined the law office of Judge Samuel Stern in Seattle.
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Warren Magnuson served as secretary of the Seattle Municipal League from 1930 to 1931 and served as a special prosecutor for King County in 1932, investigating official misconduct.
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Warren Magnuson founded the state chapter of the Young Democrats of America that same year.
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Warren Magnuson was a leading supporter of repealing state Prohibition laws and establishing the state Liquor Control Board.
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From 1933 to 1935, Warren Magnuson served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the Seattle-based 37th Legislative District.
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Warren Magnuson was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1933.
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Warren Magnuson briefly served as Assistant United States District Attorney before being elected prosecuting attorney of King County, serving from 1934 to 1936.
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Two days after Warren Magnuson entered the race, Zioncheck announced that he would not run again, and within a week Zioncheck committed suicide by jumping from his office window.
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Warren Magnuson served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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On December 14,1944, Governor Arthur B Langlie appointed Magnuson to fill the vacancy created by Homer Bone's appointment to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Warren Magnuson resigned from the House and started his Senate tenure a month early, gaining an advantage in seniority.
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Warren Magnuson was reelected in 1950,1956,1962,1968, and 1974.
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Warren Magnuson served on the Senate Commerce Committee throughout his tenure in the Senate.
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In 1948, Warren Magnuson called for the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.
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Warren Magnuson was responsible for special legislation in 1949 that allowed Poon Lim, a Chinese sailor who in 1942 survived 133 days alone at sea as a castaway, to immigrate to the US and become a citizen.
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Warren Magnuson played a key role in getting it to the floor and enacted into law despite vigorous opposition by Senator William Fulbright and other segregationists.
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Warren Magnuson attended the May 5,1978, dedication ceremony for Riverfront Park in Spokane.
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Warren Magnuson was instrumental in keeping supertankers out of Puget Sound, by attaching an amendment to a routine funding reauthorization bill on the Senate and House consent calendars.
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On May 20,1989, Warren Magnuson died from complications of diabetes and congestive heart failure at his Seattle home.
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In 1928, Warren Magnuson married Eleanor Peggy "Peggins" Maddieux, crowned Miss Seattle the previous year.