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Alfred Peter Swineford (1836-1909) —
also known as Alfred P. Swineford —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.; Alaska.
Born in Ashland, Ashland
County, Ohio, September
14, 1836.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette District, 1871-72;
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;
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.
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George Alexander Parks (1883-1984) —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Denver,
Colo., May 29,
1883.
Son of James Parks and Mary Leach (Ferguson) Parks.
Mining engineer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1925-33; vice-president, First National Bank of
Juneau.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, May 11,
1984 (age 100 years,
348 days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery; memorial monument at Newcomb
Park, Wasilla, Alaska.
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Waino Edward Hendrickson (1896-1983) —
also known as Waino E. Hendrickson —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Juneau,
Alaska, June 18,
1896.
Republican. Mayor of
Juneau, Alaska, 1946-53; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1951-54; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1957, 1958-59; Presidential Elector for Alaska,
1972.
Finnish
ancestry.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, June 22,
1983 (age 87 years, 4
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Morrell Lewis MacSpadden (1903-1961) —
also known as Morrell L. MacSpadden; Molly
MacSpadden —
of Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Garrison, Powell
County, Mont., January
24, 1903.
Republican. Member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1953-54; mayor of
Juneau, Alaska, 1955-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Juneau,
Alaska, November
2, 1961 (age 58 years, 282
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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