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William Allen Egan (1914-1984) —
also known as William A. Egan —
of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova
census area, Alaska.
Born in Valdez, Valdez-Cordova
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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Tony Knowles (b. 1943) —
also known as Anthony Carroll Knowles —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., January
1, 1943.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; restaurant
owner; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1982-87; Governor of
Alaska, 1994-2002; defeated, 1990, 2006; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alaska, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 2004.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Still living as of 2009.
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Theodore Fulton Stevens (1923-2010) —
also known as Ted Stevens —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska; Girdwood, Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., November
18, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the 4th District of Alaska Territory, 1954-56;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alaska, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair); member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-68; U.S.
Senator from Alaska, 1968-2009; defeated, 1962; appointed 1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Indicted
in July 2008 on federal charges
of failing
to report gifts
from VECO Corporation and its CEO; tried and
convicted
in October 2008; his conviction was later vacated due to
prosecutorial misconduct. The Anchorage airport is named for
him.
Killed in a plane
crash, in Bristol Bay
Borough, Alaska, August 9,
2010 (age 86 years, 264
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John C. Torgerson (b. 1947) —
of Kasilof, Kenai
Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
Born in Iowa City, Johnson
County, Iowa, October
21, 1947.
Republican. Member of Alaska
state senate District D, 1995-.
Member, Eagles; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2001.
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Jerry Ward (b. 1948) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Anchorage,
Alaska, July 19,
1948.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; real estate
business; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1983-84; member of Alaska
state senate District E, 1997-; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Alaska, 1998.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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