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...has a job steeped in such history that he can trace his title back to the famed fur-trader Alexander Baranov, the first governor of Russian Alaska.The position has helped make him an amateur historian at AC, working to uncover historic documents...
...was a newspaperman appointed by President Taft to be the last governor of the District of Alaska, as well as the first governor of the Territory of Alaska. While in office, he signed laws that created eight-hour work days for many workers...
...in office until April 18, 1913. Thus, not only was he the last governor under the district but he also was the first governor of the new Alaska Territory. On April 18, 1913, John Franklin Alexander Strong was appointed as governor by President...
...mother, Linda, in the atrium of the State Office Building on Monday. On Jan. 3, 1959, President Dwight Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting Alaska to the U.S. and William Egan was sworn in as the first governor of the state.
...photos span the political career of the state's first governor, William Egan, a central figure in Alaska's history...became a state, Egan was sworn in as the state's first governor, a position he held from 1959 to 1966 and from 1970...
...Bureau of Land Management.In the early 1960's, Phyllis served as the executive secretary to William Egan, the first Governor of the State of Alaska until 1966 when his term ended. For two years until 1968, she was secretary to Tom Stewart...
In Alaska In 1884, John H. Kinkead was appointed the first governor of the District of Alaska, appointed by President Chester A. Arthur. In 1900, Nome's second theater, the Columbia, opened...
In Alaska In 1884, John H. Kinkead was appointed the first governor of the District of Alaska, appointed by President Chester A. Arthur. In 1899, Professor Leonard made a hot air balloon ascent...
...candy with my right," said Neva Egan, grand marshal of the Douglas parade. Egan, 91, was married to Alaska's first governor, William Egan, and is the mother of former Juneau Mayor Dennis Egan. "It's an honor to be here," she said...
...The 1,200 crew members used whale boats to reach safety at Icy Cape. No lives were lost. In 1884, Alaska's first governor, John Kinkead, appointed by President Chester Arthur, arrived in Sitka to take up his duties. The first meeting...