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George W. Malone

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George W. Malone
Official portrait, c. 1953
United States Senator
from Nevada
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1959
Preceded byEdward P. Carville
Succeeded byHoward Cannon
Personal details
Born(1890-08-07)August 7, 1890
Fredonia, Kansas, U.S.
DiedMay 19, 1961(1961-05-19) (aged 70)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRuth (m. 1921)
Alma materUniversity of Nevada, Reno
ProfessionCivil engineer

George Wilson Malone (August 7, 1890 – May 19, 1961) was an American civil engineer and Republican politician. He served as a U.S. Senator from Nevada from 1947 to 1959.

Early life

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Malone was born in Fredonia, Kansas.[1] As a young man, he moved to Reno, Nevada and worked as a civil and hydraulic engineer there while he was attending the University of Nevada, Reno.

Military service

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Malone graduated from college in 1917, and he enlisted in the army when the United States entered World War I.[1] At first, he served in the artillery, but he eventually became a regimental intelligence officer and served in England and France until 1919.

Civilian career

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Malone then returned to work in engineering. He served as the state engineer of Nevada from 1927 to 1935.

Political career

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Malone entered politics in 1934 when he made his first attempt to be elected to the United States Senate from Nevada. He was defeated by the Democratic incumbent Key Pittman, receiving 33% of the vote. During World War II, Malone worked for the Senate as an engineering consultant on war materials. Malone ran again for a seat in the United States Senate in 1944, this time against Democratic incumbent Pat McCarran. Malone was defeated again, receiving 41% of the vote.

Malone successfully campaigned for a seat in the Senate in 1946. He defeated the Democratic candidate, former Senator Berkeley L. Bunker, receiving 55% of the vote. Malone was reelected to the Senate in 1952, receiving 51% of the vote. He was defeated for re-election in 1958 by Democrat Howard W. Cannon, receiving 42% of the vote. He served in the Senate from 1947 to 1959. He was an isolationist who supported tariffs.[1]

Retirement

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Malone continued to live in Washington, D.C. working as an engineering consultant. He made a final political campaign in 1960, for a seat in the United States House of Representatives from Nevada but was defeated.[1] Malone died from cancer in Washington less than a year later, on May 19, 1961, aged 70;[1] he is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "George Malone, Ex-Senator, Dies; Nevada Republican Noted as an Old Guard Isolationist". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 20, 1961. p. 23. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

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Party political offices
Preceded by
Samuel Platt
Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nevada
(Class 1)

1934
Succeeded by
Samuel Platt
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nevada
(Class 3)

1944
Succeeded by
George E. Marshall
Preceded by
Cecil W. Creel
Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Nevada
(Class 1)

1946, 1952, 1958
Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 1) from Nevada
1947–1959
Served alongside: Pat McCarran, Ernest S. Brown, Alan Bible
Succeeded by