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Edward Lewis Bartlett (1904-1968) —
also known as E. L. 'Bob' Bartlett —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Seattle, King
County, Wash., April
20, 1904.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; gold miner;
secretary
of Alaska Territory, 1939-44; resigned 1944; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1945-59; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1948,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-68; died in office 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960,
1968.
Member, Elks.
Died, following heart
surgery, in the Cleveland Clinic hospital,
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, December
11, 1968 (age 64 years, 235
days).
Interment at Northern
Lights Memorial Park, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Scott Cordelle Bone (1860-1936) —
also known as Scott C. Bone —
of Alaska.
Born in Shelby
County, Ind., February
15, 1860.
Newspaper editor; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1921-25.
Disciples
of Christ.
Died of a heart
attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
27, 1936 (age 75 years, 346
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Walter Eli Clark (1869-1950) —
also known as Walter E. Clark —
of Washington,
D.C.; Alaska; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Ashford, Windham
County, Conn., January
7, 1869.
Republican. Newspaper reporter; Governor
of Alaska District, 1909-12; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1912-13; newspaper editor.
Presbyterian
or Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Psi.
Died of a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., February
4, 1950 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
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Kim S. Elton (b. 1948) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Havre, Hill
County, Mont., April 9,
1948.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
newspaper editor; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1995-98; member of Alaska
state senate District B, 1999-.
Still living as of 2001.
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Ernest Henry Gruening (1887-1974) —
also known as Ernest Gruening; "Mr.
Alaska" —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1887.
Democrat. Newspaper reporter; newspaper editor; writer; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1939-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business, 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1959-69; defeated, 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960,
1968,
1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Alaska.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Leader in drive to gain statehood for Alaska. One of only two
Senators to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, which gave
President Johnson authority to escalate the Vietnam War.
Died of cancer in
Washington,
D.C., June 26,
1974 (age 87 years, 140
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Maurice E. Kenealy —
of Sitka,
Alaska.
Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; postmaster at Sitka,
Alaska, 1887-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman Enos Knapp (1837-1904) —
also known as Lyman E. Knapp —
of Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Somerset, Windham
County, Vt., November
5, 1837.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
probate judge in Vermont, 1879-82; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1884-85; Governor
of Alaska District, 1889-93.
Congregationalist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Seattle, King
County, Wash., October
9, 1904 (age 66 years, 339
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Austin Eugene Lathrop (1865-1950) —
also known as Austin E. Lathrop; Cap
Lathrop —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Cordova, Chugach
census area, Alaska.
Born in Lapeer, Lapeer
County, Mich., October
5, 1865.
Owner of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner newspaper, a chain of
movie
theaters, two radio
stations, two banks, and
the Healy River Coal
Company; trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of
Mines, 1933-35, continuing as regent, University of Alaska, 1935-50.
Killed in a railroad
accident, at Healy, Denali
Borough, Alaska, July 26,
1950 (age 84 years, 294
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Alfred Peter Swineford (1836-1909) —
also known as Alfred P. Swineford —
of Albert Lea, Freeborn
County, Minn.; Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.; Sitka,
Alaska; Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska.
Born in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, September
14, 1836.
Democrat. Postmaster at Albert
Lea, Minn., 1857-58; newspaper editor and publisher;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette District, 1871-72;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1874-75; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1878; Governor
of Alaska District, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1904
(Honorary
Vice-President); candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1906.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, October
26, 1909 (age 73 years, 42
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Juneau, Alaska; cenotaph at Park
Cemetery, Marquette, Mich.
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Elmer John White (1859-1930) —
also known as E. J. White —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Cambridge, Guernsey
County, Ohio, November
28, 1859.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Consular
Agent in Whitehorse, 1911; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1919-22; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1919-20.
Died in 1930
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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