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Peter J. Boeye (1883-1951) —
of Windsor, Ontario.
Born in Belgium,
January
22, 1883.
Builder;
real
estate business; served in the Belgian Army during World War I;
Honorary
Consul for Belgium in Detroit,
Mich., 1919-51.
Catholic. Belgian
ancestry.
Died, in Grace Hospital,
Windsor, Ontario,
March
13, 1951 (age 68 years, 50
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Image source:
Detroit Free Press, August 1, 1932 |
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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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Anthony Joseph Dimond (1881-1953) —
also known as Anthony J. Dimond; Tony
Dimond —
of Valdez, Chugach
census area, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Palatine Bridge, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
30, 1881.
Democrat. Prospector;
lawyer;
mayor
of Valdez, Alaska, 1920-22, 1925-32; member of Alaska
territorial senate 3rd District, 1923-26, 1929-32; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1933-45; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1936,
1940;
district judge in Alaska, 1945-53; died in office 1953.
Catholic. Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Anchorage,
Alaska, May 28,
1953 (age 71 years, 179
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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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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Thomas A. Fink (b. 1928) —
also known as Tom Fink —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., 1928.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Alaska
state house of representatives 8th District, 1967-74; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1973-74; candidate for
Governor
of Alaska, 1982; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1988-94; defeated, 1997.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2007.
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Oscar Stephen Gill (1880-1947) —
also known as Oscar S. Gill —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in St. Lawrence, Cambria
County, Pa., April 3,
1880.
Republican. Garage
business; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1932-33, 1934-36; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1945-47; died
in office 1947; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1947; died in
office 1947.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in Anchorage,
Alaska, November
18, 1947 (age 67 years, 229
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Patrick J. Gilmore Jr. (b. 1911) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska, January
10, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the 1st District of Alaska Territory, 1946-54.
Catholic. Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Joseph Gilmore and Elizabeth Anne (Guinan) Gilmore;
married, February
1, 1938, to Lena M. Waldecker. |
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Walter Joseph Hickel (1919-2010) —
also known as Walter J. Hickel; Wally
Hickel —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Claflin, Barton
County, Kan., August
18, 1919.
Construction
business; member of Republican
National Committee from Alaska Territory, 1954-59; member of Republican
National Committee from Alaska, 1960-64; Governor of
Alaska, 1966-69, 1990-94; defeated, 1974 (Republican primary),
1978, 1986 (Republican primary); U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1969-70; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alaska, 1972.
Catholic.
Died in Anchorage,
Alaska, May 7,
2010 (age 90 years, 262
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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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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Pete Kelly (b. 1956) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, June 3,
1956.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1994, 1996; member of Alaska
state senate District P, 1999-.
Catholic. Member, Teamsters
Union.
Still living as of 2001.
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Jesse Dewayne Lander (1892-1960) —
also known as Jesse D. Lander —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in California, 1892.
Democrat. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1939-46; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1945-46.
Catholic.
Died in 1960
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen A. McAlpine (b. 1949) —
of Alaska.
Born in Yakima, Yakima
County, Wash., May 23,
1949.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Alaska, 1982-90.
Catholic.
Still living as of 1990.
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Joseph A. McDonald (1876-1950) —
also known as Joe McDonald —
of Ester Creek, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Waltham, Middlesex
County, Mass., May 15,
1876.
Democrat. Went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; merchant;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1929-33; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1933.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, July 20,
1950 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George J. Miscovich (b. 1916) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Alaska, 1916.
Republican. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1949-54; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1953-54.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Lisa Murkowski (b. 1957) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska, May 22,
1957.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives 14th District, 1999-2002; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 2002-; appointed 2002.
Female.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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James Nolan (1901-1991) —
of Wrangell,
Alaska.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., June 23,
1901.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1947-50; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1949; member of Alaska
territorial senate 1st District, 1951-58; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Catholic. Member, Elks.
Died in Wrangell,
Alaska, October
24, 1991 (age 90 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Anthony Stepovich (b. 1919) —
also known as Mike Stepovich —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, March
12, 1919.
Republican. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1951-52;
member of Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1953-58; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1957-58; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1958; candidate for Governor of
Alaska, 1962 (Republican), 1966; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alaska, 1964
(delegation chair).
Catholic. Croatian
ancestry.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Gene P. Therriault (b. 1960) —
of North Pole, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska, January
31, 1960.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives; elected 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998;
member of Alaska
state senate District Q, 2001-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2001.
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