| Marion Anthony Zioncheck | |
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| In office March 4, 1933 – August 7, 1936 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph Horr |
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| Succeeded by | Warren G. Magnuson |
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| Born | December 5, 1901 Kęty, Poland (then Austro-Hungarian Empire) |
| Died | August 7, 1936 Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rubye Louise Nix |
Marion Anthony Zioncheck (5 December 1901 – 7 August 1936), an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1933 until his death in 1936. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The First Congressional District of Washington encompasses a largely suburban area north and east of Seattle like Shoreline Edmonds Lynnwood Mountlake Terrace Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ralph Ashley Horr ( 12 August 1884 - 26 January 1960) an American politician served as a member of the United States House of Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson ( April 12, 1905 – May 20, 1989) was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Kęty is a Town in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland with 19175 inhabitants (2004 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. He represented Washington's 1st congressional district as a Democrat. The First Congressional District of Washington encompasses a largely suburban area north and east of Seattle like Shoreline Edmonds Lynnwood Mountlake Terrace The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.
Zioncheck was born in Kęty, Poland, and arrived in Seattle, Washington with his parents four years later. Kęty is a Town in Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland with 19175 inhabitants (2004 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. He attended the University of Washington where in 1927 he became president of the student government ( ASUW ). See Washington (disambiguation for other uses The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research University The Associated Students of the University of Washington He also earned a law degree from the University of Washington while making a name for himself as a left-wing leader in the Democratic Party and the Washington Commonwealth Federation, which supported his election to Congress in the 1932 election. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society The US House election 1932 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1932 which coincided with the landslide election of President
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As a U. S. Representative, Zioncheck was known mostly for drunken escapades which included dancing in fountains and driving on the White House lawn. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Beset by the press and by critics of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies, which he ardently championed, Zioncheck became depressed and hinted that he might not seek reelection in 1936. The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D The US House election 1936 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1936 which coincided with President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Zioncheck's friend and ally, King County Prosecutor Warren G. Magnuson, took him at his word and filed to run for Zioncheck's seat on August 1. King County is located in the US state of Washington. The population in the 2000 census was 1737034 and in 2006 was an estimated 1835300 Warren Grant "Maggie" Magnuson ( April 12, 1905 – May 20, 1989) was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party
Death
On August 7, Zioncheck completed his will and a farewell note declaring "My only hope in life was to improve the condition of an unfair economic system that held no promise to those that all the wealth of even a decent chance to survive let alone live. " He then leapt from the window of his office on the 5th floor of the Arctic Club Building at 3rd Avenue and Cherry Street in downtown Seattle. His body struck the pavement directly in front of a car occupied by his wife, Rubye Louise Nix.
Zioncheck is buried in Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery in Seattle.
References in Popular Culture
Zioncheck is the subject of an unpublished book-length poem by Grant Cogswell, entitled 'Ode to Congressman Marion Zioncheck'. Grant Cogswell (born October 24, 1967) is an eccentric Screenwriter, Independent film producer Journalist, Poet and political Cogswell's obsession (a failed Seattle politician himself) with Zioncheck's career is detailed in Phillip Campbell's 2005 book Zioncheck for President: A True Story of Idealism and Madness in American Politics (Nation Books) ISBN 1560257504. Phillip Campbell is the former head women’s Tennis coach at Louisiana State University. The option to make the book into a feature film was purchased in 2007 by the producer/director Stephen Gyllenhaal. In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal (pronounced as ˈdʒɪlənˌhɔɫ born October 4, 1949) is an American film director and poet
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| Preceded by Ralph Horr |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 1st congressional district March 3, 1933-August 7, 1936 |
Succeeded by Warren G. Magnuson |
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