Donald Hammer Don Magnuson was a fiveterm congressman from the state of Washington and an investigative journalist for the Daily Olympian and Seattle Times newspapers. He was not related to Washingtons longserving U.S. Senator, Warren G. Magnuson.
Magnuson was born on a farm near Freeman, in Spokane County, Washington, the son of Ellis William Magnuson and Ida Magnuson. He attended the public schools and Spokane University from 1926 to 1928, then transferred to the University of Washington in Seattle, and earned a bachelors degree in 1931. After graduation, he worked as a harvester and then as a riveter in an aircraft factory.
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