Waino Hendrickson
Waino Hendrickson | |
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![]() Hendrickson celebrating Alaska's statehood, January 3, 1959. | |
Acting Territorial Governor of Alaska | |
In office August 9, 1958 – January 3, 1959 | |
Preceded by | Mike Stepovich (as Territorial Governor of Alaska) |
Succeeded by | William A. Egan (as Governor of Alaska) |
In office January 3, 1957 – April 8, 1957 | |
Preceded by | B. Frank Heintzleman (as Territorial Governor) |
Succeeded by | Mike Stepovich (as Territorial Governor) |
Mayor of Juneau, Alaska | |
In office 1946–1953 | |
Preceded by | Ernest Parsons |
Succeeded by | Bert F. McDowell |
Personal details | |
Born | Waino Edward Hendrickson June 18, 1896 Juneau, District of Alaska |
Died | June 22, 1983 Anchorage,[1] Alaska, U.S. | (aged 87)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Marion Kingsworth Jones (1924–1962; her death) |
Relations | Linn A. Forrest (in-law) |
Children | 1 |
Occupation | Small business owner/operator |
Waino Edward Hendrickson (June 18, 1896 – June 22, 1983) was an American Republican politician, the final Governor of the Territory of Alaska.
Hendrickson was born June 18, 1896 in Juneau, Alaska, where he grew up the son of Finnish immigrants.[2][3] He entered politics in 1946, when he was elected mayor of Juneau. He served as Mayor of Juneau until 1953. At the same time, he was a member of the territorial House of Representatives from 1948 to 1953.
In 1953, Hendrickson was appointed Secretary of Alaska under Governor Frank Heintzleman. He held this office until statehood, serving as acting governor twice, once in 1957, and again from 1958 to 1959. Hendrickson was the first Alaska governor born in the territory. After statehood Hendrickson served on several government commissions until he retired to live with his daughter in Anchorage, Alaska, until he died.
References[]
- ^ "Waino Edward Hendrickson". Retrieved July 1, 2018.
- ^ "1965 - Waino Hendrickson". Pioneers of Alaska. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Scandinavian ancestry Politicians in Alaska". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2016-07-21.
External links[]
- University of Alaska, Stories – Waino Hendrickson, A Man of the People
- Waino Hendrickson at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
- 1896 births
- 1983 deaths
- Alaska Republicans
- American military personnel of World War I
- American people of Finnish descent
- Businesspeople from Alaska
- Governors of Alaska Territory
- Mayors of Juneau, Alaska
- Members of the Alaska Territorial Legislature
- 20th-century American politicians
- Burials at Evergreen Cemetery (Juneau, Alaska)
- 20th-century American businesspeople
- 20th-century American Episcopalians
- Western United States mayor stubs
- Alaska politician stubs
- Juneau, Alaska stubs