Warren G. Magnuson

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Warren G. Magnuson was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Washington known for his influential role in shaping American maritime, fisheries, and consumer protection legislation.

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instanceOf Democratic Party politician
United States senator
human
lawyer
awardReceived Presidential Medal of Freedom
burialPlace Acacia Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Washington
causeOfDeath heart failure
committeeMembership United States Senate Committee on Commerce
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1905-04-12
dateOfDeath 1989-05-20
educatedAt University of Washington
University of Washington School of Law
endTime 1981-01-03
endTimeHouseOfRepresentatives 1944-12-14
ethnicGroup Swedish Americans
familyName Magnuson
linked to: Warren G. Magnuson
givenName Warren
knownFor consumer protection legislation
leadership on fisheries legislation
leadership on maritime legislation
memberOf United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
militaryBranch United States Navy
notableWork Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
occupation attorney
politician
placeOfBirth Moorhead, Minnesota
placeOfDeath Seattle, Washington
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld Chair of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce
United States Representative from Washington's 1st congressional district
linked to: U.S. Representative

United States Senator from Washington
member of the Washington House of Representatives
precededBy Homer Bone
religion Lutheranism
representedArea Washington
residence Seattle, Washington
servedIn Washington House of Representatives
sexOrGender male
startTime 1944-12-14
startTimeHouseOfRepresentatives 1937-01-03
startTimeHouseService 1937
stateRepresentedInSenate Washington
succeededBy Slade Gorton

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Slade Gorton precededBy Warren G. Magnuson (as U.S. Senator from Washington, 1981)
linked to: Warren G. Magnuson
Magnuson Act of 1943 namedAfter Warren G. Magnuson
Magnuson Act of 1943 sponsor Warren G. Magnuson
Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act namedAfter Warren G. Magnuson
subject linked to: MSA
Warren G. Magnuson familyName Magnuson
linked to: Warren G. Magnuson