Charles E. Bunnell

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Charles E. Bunnell (b. January 12, 1878 in Dimcock, Pennsylvania - d. November 1, 1956) was a district judge for the United States Fourth Judicial Division and the University of Alaska's first president, from 1921 to 1949. He ran for Alaska Territorial Delegate to Congress on the Democratic Party ticket in 1914, but was defeated. He was appointed to his district judgeship that same year by US President Woodrow Wilson, serving as judge on the US District Court in Fairbanks, Alaska for seven years until being appointed to the university's presidency on August 11, 1921. He served in this capacity for 27 years.

The Bunnell House and the Bunnell Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus are named after him.

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• "Founding President Charles E. Bunnell".
• "New Bunnell Building Will Honor First University of Alaska President".