Peter F. Mack, Jr.

Peter Francis Mack, Jr. (November 1, 1916 - July 4, 1986) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Carlinville, Illinois, Mack attended the public schools and Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois, and St. Louis (Missouri) University. Took special courses in aviation at Springfield (Illinois) Junior College and St. Louis (Missouri) University.He engaged in the automotive sales and service business in Carlinville, Illinois. Licensed commercial pilot. Enlisted in United States Navy in 1942 and served four years in naval air force. Naval Reserve officer with rank of commander. Pilot of single-engine "Friendship Flame" on round-the-world solo flight in 1951.

Mack was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1963).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress.He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1974 and in 1976 to the Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth Congresses.He served as assistant to the president, Southern Railway from 1963 to 1975.He owned and operated a real estate and investment firm.He was a resident of Potomac, Maryland, until his death in Rockville, Maryland, July 4, 1986.He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

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