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Politician Writers in Alaska

Thomas Scott Begich (b. 1960) — also known as Tom Begich — of Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, October 31, 1960. Democrat. Singer-songwriter; poet; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 2004; member of Alaska state senate District J, 2017-22. Still living as of 2022.   Relatives: Son of Nicholas Joseph Begich and Pegge Begich; brother of Nicholas J. Begich Jr. and Mark Peter Begich; married to Sarah Sledge; nephew of Joseph Richard Begich.   Political family: Begich family of Anchorage, Alaska.   See also Wikipedia article   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.   Relatives: Son of Emil Gruening and Phebe (Fridenberg) Gruening; married, November 19, 1914, to Dorothy Elizabeth Smith.   Mount Ernest Gruening, in Juneau, Alaska, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile   Books about Ernest Gruening: Claus-M Naske, Ernest Gruening: Alaska's Greatest Governor   Raymond Robins (1873-1954) — of Nome, Nome census area, Alaska; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; near Brooksville, Hernando County, Fla. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 17, 1873. Progressive. Coal miner; lawyer; went to the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; pastor; social worker; economist; writer; candidate for U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1914; commissioner of American Red Cross mission to Russia, 1917. Died September 26, 1954 (age 81 years, 9 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married 1905 to Margaret Dreier.   See also Wikipedia article

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