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John Hollis Bankhead II (1872-1946) —
also known as John H. Bankhead II —
of Jasper, Walker
County, Ala.
Born near Moscow (now Sulligent), Lamar
County, Ala., July 8,
1872.
Son of John
Hollis Bankhead and Tallulah (Brockman) Bankhead.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1903; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1931-46; died in office 1946; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 12,
1946 (age 73 years, 339
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Ala.
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Iola Kelley Banks (1933-2002) —
also known as Iola Banks —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Kenai, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Arcadia, Bienville
Parish, La., August
10, 1933.
Democrat. School
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska,
1976,
1980,
2000.
Female.
Baptist
or Methodist. Member, Delta
Kappa Gamma; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in
the ambulance en route to a hospital, near Soldotna, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska, June 26,
2002 (age 68 years, 320
days).
Interment somewhere
in Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives:
Married to Lovell Banks. |
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William Knight Boardman (b. 1915) —
also known as William K. Boardman —
of Ketchikan, Ketchikan
Gateway Borough, Alaska.
Born in Iowa, 1915.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 1st District, 1953-54;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska
Territory, 1956;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1961-70; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1967-68.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1970.
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Earnest Bilbe Collins (1873-1967) —
also known as Earnest B. Collins —
of Fox, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Indiana, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1913-16,
1919-22; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1913-16; member of
Alaska
territorial senate 4th District, 1947-50; delegate
to Alaska state constitutional convention, 1955-56.
Methodist.
Died in 1967
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865-1938) —
also known as Wilford B. Hoggatt —
of Alaska.
Born in Paoli, Orange
County, Ind., September
11, 1865.
Governor
of Alaska District, 1906-09.
Methodist.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
26, 1938 (age 72 years, 168
days).
Interment somewhere
in Utica, N.Y.
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Wendell Palmer Kay (b. 1913) —
also known as Wendell P. Kay —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Illinois, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1951-56; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1955-56; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1970.
Methodist.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce Biers Kendall (b. 1919) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Nebraska, 1919.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1959-66; Speaker of
the Alaska State House of Representatives, 1963-64.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1966.
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Beverly Masek (b. 1963) —
of Willow, Matanuska-Susitna
Borough, Alaska.
Born in Anvik, Yukon-Koyukuk
census area, Alaska, September
30, 1963.
Republican. Four time Iditarod Race finisher, 1990-93; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1995-2005 (28th District
1995-2003, 15th District 2003-05); pleaded
guilty in March 2009 to soliciting
and accepting at least $4,000 in bribes
from VECO Corporation; sentenced
to six months in jail and
three years probation.
Female.
Methodist. Alaska
Native ancestry. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Drue Pearce (b. 1951) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., April 2,
1951.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1985-88; member of Alaska
state senate District F, 1989-.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2001.
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Warren Truitt (1849-1935) —
of Moscow, Latah
County, Idaho.
Born in Fayette, Greene
County, Ill., 1849.
Son of Samuel Truitt and Cynthia (Carr) Truitt.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1882; district judge in Alaska,
1892-96; member of Idaho
state senate, 1906-08; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Idaho, 1908;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1914-15; appointed 1914.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1935
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Moscow
Cemetery, Moscow, Idaho.
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Gary R. Wilken (b. 1946) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash., January
24, 1946.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state senate District O, 1997-.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2004.
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