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Encyclopedia > List of Governors of Alaska

This is a list of the governors of the U.S. state of Alaska, of the Territory of Alaska and of the District of Alaska, and the military commanders of the Department of Alaska, as well as the governors of Russian America. Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Minor parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal • • A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,854 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ... Alaska Territory was an organized territory of the United States from August 24, 1912 to January 3, 1959, when Alaska became the 49th state. ... The District of Alaska was the governmental designation for Alaska from May 17, 1884 to August 24, 1912, when it became Alaska Territory. ... The Department of Alaska was the governmental designation of Alaska from its purchase by the USA in 1867 until its organization as the District of Alaska in 1884. ... After the discovery of northern Alaska by Ivan Fedorov in 1732, and the Aleutian Islands, southern Alaska, and north-western shores of North America in 1741 during the Russian exploration conducted by Vitus Bering and Aleksei Chirikov, it took fifty years until the founding of the first Russian colony in...

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Governors of Russian America (1790–1867)

Governor Term
Aleksandr Andreyevich Baranof 1790–1818
Leonty Andrianovich Gagemeister 1818
Semyon Ivanovich Yanovski 1818–1820
Matvey Ivanovich Muravyev 1820–1825
Pyotr Igorovich Chistyakov 1825–1830
Baron Ferdinand Petrovich Wrangel 1830–1835
Ivan Antonovich Kupreianov 1835–1840
Adolf Karlovich Etolin 1840–1845
Mikhail Dmitriyevich Tebenkov 1845–1850
Nikolai Yakovlevich Rosenberg 1850–1853
Aleksandr Ilich Rudakov 1853–1854
Stepan Vasiliyevich Voyevodski 1854–1859
Ivan Vasiliyevich Furugelm 1859–1863
Prince Dmitri Petrovich Maksutov 1863–1867

Alexandr Andreevich Baranov (Александр Андреевич Баранов in Russian), sometimes spelled Aleksander or Alexander and Baranof, was born in 1746 in Kargopol, in the Arkhangelsk province of Russia. ... Leonty Andrianovich Gagemeister (Леонтий Андрианович Гагемейстер in Russian) (1780 — 1833) was a Russian seafarer and explorer of the Pacific Ocean, Captain of the... Wrangel, Ferdinand Petrovich (Врангель, Фердинанд Петрович in Russian) (12. ... Ivan Antonovich Kupreianov was the head of the Russian-American Company in Alaska from 1835 to 1840. ... Adolf Karlovich Etolin (born Arvid Adolf Etholén January 9, 1799 in Helsinki, Finland, died March 29, 1876 in Elimäki, Finland). ... Admiral Furuhjelm Ancestral coat of arms of Furuhjelm Ivan Furugelm, (Russian: ; (Swedish: Johan Hampus Furuhjelm) was a Russian vice-admiral and explorer, commander of the Russian Baltic Fleet, Governor of the Russian Far East, Taganrog and Russian America. ... Dmitri Maksutov Dmitri Petrovich Maksutov (Russian: 1832-1889) was an Imperial Russian Navy rear-admiral, prince, Governor of Russian America. ...

Commanders of Department of Alaska (1868–1884)

The Department of Alaska was administered by U.S. Army officers from 1868 until 1877, when the Army was withdrawn from Alaska. Two years followed in which there was no federal presence in Alaska at all. From 1879 Alaska fell under the purview of the U.S. Navy and Revenue Cutter Service, and administered by the captains of naval vessels. The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... USN redirects here. ... The United States Revenue Cutter Service was established by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in 1790 as an armed maritime law enforcement service. ...

Commander Term
Brevet Maj. Gen. Jefferson C. Davis, USA 1868–1870
Brevet Lt. Col. George K. Brady, USA 1870
Major John C. Tidball, USA 1870–1871
Major Harvey A. Allen, USA 1871–1872
Major Joseph Steward, USA 1872–1874
Captain George B. Rodney, USA 1874
Captain Joseph B. Campbell, USA 1874–1876
Captain John Mendenhall, USA 1876–1877
Captain Arthur Morris, USA 1877
none 1877–1879
Commander Lester A. Beardslee, USN 1879–1881
Commander Henry Glass, USN 1881
Lt. Cmdr. Edward P. Lull, USN 1881–1882
Commander Henry Glass, USN 1881–1882
Commander Frederick Pearson, USN 1882
Commander Edgar C. Merriman, USN 1882–1883
Commander Joseph B. Coghlan, USN 1883–1884
Commander Albert G. Caldwell, USN 1884
Lt. Cmdr. Henry E. Nichols, USN 1884

In the US military, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank. ... This article needs cleanup. ... John Caldwell Tidball (January 25, 1825 – May 15, 1906) was a career military officer, noted for his service in the horse artillery in the cavalry in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ... George Brydges Rodney (April 2, 1803 – June 18, 1883) was an American lawyer and politician from New Castle, in New Castle County, Delaware. ... Arthur Robert Morris (born January 19, 1922 in Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer who played 46 Test matches and was a member of Don Bradmans Iinvincibles of 1948. ... USN redirects here. ... Henry Glass (1844–September 1, 1908) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, best remembered for his role in the bloodless Battle of Guam in the Spanish-American War. ... Henry Glass (1844–September 1, 1908) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, best remembered for his role in the bloodless Battle of Guam in the Spanish-American War. ... Rear Admiral Joseph Bulloch Coghlan (9 December 1844 – 5 December 1908) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. ...

District governors (1884–1912)

Governor Party Term
John Henry Kinkead Republican 1884–1885
Alfred P. Swineford Democratic 1885–1889
Lyman Enos Knapp Republican 1889–1893
James Sheakley Democratic 1893–1897
John Green Brady 1897–1906
Wilford Bacon Hoggatt Republican 1906–1909
Walter Eli Clark Republican 1909–1912

John Henry Kinkead (December 10, 1826–August 15, 1904) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of Nevada from 1879 to 1883, and the first Governor of the District of Alaska from 1884 to 1885. ... // The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. ... Alfred P. Swineford (September 14, 1836–October 26, 1909) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from 1885 to 1889. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Lyman Enos Knapp (November 5, 1837–October 9, 1904) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from 1889 to 1893. ... James Sheakley (April 24, 1829–December 11, 1917) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from 1893 to 1897. ... John Green Brady was the Governor of the Alaska Territory from 1897-1906 John Green Brady (May 26, 1847–December 17, 1918) was an American politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from 1897 to 1906, when he was forced to resign. ... Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (September 11, 1865–February 26, 1938) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of the District of Alaska from April 30, 1906 to October 1, 1909. ... Walter Eli Clark (January 7, 1869–February 4, 1950) was an American Republican politician who was the last Governor of the District of Alaska from 1909 to 1912, and the first Governor of Alaska Territory from 1912 to 1913. ...

Territorial governors (1912–1959)

Governor Party Term
Walter Eli Clark Republican 1912–1913
John Franklin Alexander Strong Democratic 1913–1918
Thomas Christmas Riggs, Jr. Democratic 1918–1921
Scott Cordelle Bone Republican 1921–1925
George Alexander Parks Republican 1925–1933
John Weir Troy Democratic 1933–1939
Ernest Gruening Democratic 1939–1953
Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., USA[1] 1941–1944
Benjamin Franklin Heintzleman Republican 1953–;1957
Waino Edward Hendrickson Republican 1957
Michael Anthony Stepovich Republican 1957–1958
Waino Edward Hendrickson Republican 1958–1959

Walter Eli Clark (January 7, 1869–February 4, 1950) was an American Republican politician who was the last Governor of the District of Alaska from 1909 to 1912, and the first Governor of Alaska Territory from 1912 to 1913. ... John Franklin Alexander Strong (October 15, 1856–July 27, 1929) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1913 to 1918. ... Thomas Christmas Riggs, Jr. ... Scott Cordelle Bone (February 15, 1860–January 27, 1936) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1921 to 1925. ... George Alexander Parks (May 29, 1883–May 11, 1984) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1925 to 1933. ... John Weir Troy (October 31, 1868–May 2, 1942) was an American Democratic politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1933 to 1939. ... Bronze by George Anthonisen. ... Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ... Benjamin Franklin Frank Heintzleman (December 3, 1888–June 24, American Republican politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1953 to 1957. ... Waino Edward Hendrickson (June 18, 1896–1983) was an American Republican politician who was the acting Governor of Alaska Territory in 1957, and again from 1958 to 1959. ... Michael Anthony Stepovich (born in Fairbanks, Alaska on March 12, 1919) was an American Republican politician who was the Governor of Alaska Territory from 1957 to 1958. ...

State governors (1959–)

Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959. The four–year term of governor begins and ends on the first Monday of December. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Governor Party Term
William A. Egan Democratic 1959–1966
Walter J. Hickel[2] Republican 1966–1969
Keith Miller Republican 1969–1970
William A. Egan Democratic 1970–1974
Jay Hammond Republican 1974–1982
Bill Sheffield Democratic 1982–1986
Steve Cowper Democratic 1986–1990
Walter J. Hickel Alaskan Independence/Republican[3] 1990–1994
Tony Knowles Democratic 1994–2002
Frank Murkowski Republican 2002–2007 Sarah Palin Republican 2007-Present

Notes

  1. ^ Buckner was military commander of Alaska for most of World War II.
  2. ^ Resigned January 29, 1969 to become Secretary of the Interior.
  3. ^ Switched to Republican Party in April 1994.

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