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Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. (1914-1972) —
also known as Hale Boggs —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in Long Beach, Harrison
County, Miss., February
15, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1941-43, 1947-72;
died in office 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1968;
Parliamentarian, 1964;
chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, chair, 1968;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1952; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1957; member, President's
Commission on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Amvets;
Catholic
War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Theta Pi; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Disappeared
while on a campaign
flight from Anchorage to Juneau, and presumed killed in a plane
crash, somewhere in Alaska, October
16, 1972 (age 58 years, 244
days). The wreckage was never
found.
Cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of William Robertson Boggs and Claire Josephine (Hale) Boggs;
married, January
22, 1938, to Corinne
Claiborne; father of Barbara
Boggs Sigmund, Thomas
Hale Boggs Jr. and Cokie Roberts. |
| | | Boggs Peak
in the Chugach Mountains, Anchorage,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas Hale Boggs: Gary
Boulard, The
Big Lie: Hale Boggs, Lucille May Grace, and Leander
Perez |
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Warren C. Colver (b. 1925) —
of Alaska.
Born in Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich., January
19, 1925.
U.S.
Attorney for Alaska, 1961-64; Alaska
state attorney general, 1964-66.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Elks; Lions.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Allen Egan (1914-1984) —
also known as William A. Egan —
of Valdez, Chugach
census area, Alaska.
Born in Valdez, Chugach
census area, Alaska, October
8, 1914.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1941-44,
1947-52; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1951-52; served in
the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Valdez, Alaska, 1946; member of Alaska
territorial senate 3rd District, 1953-56; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
Governor
of Alaska, 1959-66, 1970-74; defeated, 1966, 1974; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960,
1972.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Rotary;
Moose;
Lions.
Died May 6,
1984 (age 69 years, 211
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph W. Kehoe (b. 1890) —
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska; Seward, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., July 19,
1890.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives, 1933-34, 1943-44 (1st
District 1933-34, 3rd District 1943-44); U.S.
Attorney for the 3rd District of Alaska Territory, 1933-42;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1936.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Delta
Theta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Kehoe and Josephine (Thomas) Kehoe; married, February
9, 1916, to Katherine L. Southard. |
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Tim Kelly (b. 1944) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., August
15, 1944.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1976; member of Alaska
state senate District K, 1979-90, 1993-.
Member, American
Association of Retired Persons; Sons of
Norway; American Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 1999.
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Tony Knowles (b. 1943) —
also known as Anthony Carroll Knowles —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., January
1, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1982-87; Governor of
Alaska, 1994-2002; defeated, 1990, 2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 2004.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Lindauer (b. 1937) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., November
20, 1937.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; candidate for Governor of
Alaska, 1998.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion.
Still living as of 1998.
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John Edward Longworth (1910-1985) —
also known as John E. Longworth; Jack
Longworth —
of Petersburg, Petersburg
census area, Alaska.
Born in Prescott, Pierce
County, Wis., December
10, 1910.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; commercial
fisherman; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1959-64 (3rd District 1959-62,
2nd District 1963-64); defeated in primary, 1968; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1964.
Member, Elks; Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Legion.
Died in Petersburg, Petersburg
census area, Alaska, May 14,
1985 (age 74 years, 155
days).
Interment at Petersburg Memorial Cemetery, Petersburg, Alaska.
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James Simpson MacKinnon (b. 1897) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Juneau,
Alaska, 1897.
Republican. Laundry and
dry cleaning business; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1951-52.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lockie MacKinnon and Martha (Lokke) MacKinnon; married, December
5, 1923, to Hazel Jaeger. |
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Frank Hughes Murkowski (b. 1933) —
also known as Frank H. Murkowski —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., March
28, 1933.
Republican. Banker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alaska at-large, 1970; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1981-2002; resigned 2002; Governor of
Alaska, 2002-06; defeated in primary, 2006.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions; National Rifle
Association; Rotary;
American Legion.
Still living as of 2014.
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Theodore Fulton Stevens (1923-2010) —
also known as Ted Stevens —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Girdwood, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
18, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1954-56;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-68; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009; defeated, 1962; appointed 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Indicted
in July 2008 on federal charges
of failing
to report gifts
from VECO Corporation and its CEO; tried
and convicted
in October 2008; his conviction was later vacated due to
prosecutorial misconduct.
Killed in a plane
crash, in Bristol Bay
Borough, Alaska, August
9, 2010 (age 86 years, 264
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John C. Torgerson (b. 1947) —
of Kasilof, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, October
21, 1947.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state senate District D, 1995-.
Member, Eagles;
Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2001.
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Jerry Ward (b. 1948) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Anchorage,
Alaska, July 19,
1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; real estate
business; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1983-84; member of Alaska
state senate District E, 1997-; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Alaska, 1998.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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Fred Zharoff (1944-2001) —
of Kodiak, Kodiak
Island Borough, Alaska.
Born October
9, 1944.
School
teacher; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1979; member of Alaska
state senate, 1985-92.
Member, American Legion; Elks.
Died in Kodiak, Kodiak
Island Borough, Alaska, February
6, 2001 (age 56 years, 120
days).
Burial location unknown.
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