Waino Edward Hendrickson
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Waino Edward Hendrickson | |
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In office 1958 – 1959 |
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Preceded by | Michael Anthony Stepovich |
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Succeeded by | William A. Egan (as Governor of Alaska) |
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In office 1957 – 1957 |
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Preceded by | Benjamin Franklin Heintzleman |
Succeeded by | Michael Anthony Stepovich |
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In office 1946 – 1953 |
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Preceded by | Ernest Parsons |
Succeeded by | Bert F. McDowell |
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Born | June 18, 1896 Juneau, Alaska |
Died | June 1983 Alaska |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Marion Kingsnorth Jones |
Waino Edward Hendrickson (June 18, 1896–1983) 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, to Finnish immigrants. He entered politics in 1946, when he was elected mayor of Juneau, in which office he served 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 governor born in Alaska.
He died in 1983 and is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
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Preceded by Benjamin Franklin Heintzleman |
Territorial Governor of Alaska 1957 |
Succeeded by Michael Anthony Stepovich |
Preceded by Michael Anthony Stepovich |
Territorial Governor of Alaska 1958–1959 |
Succeeded by William A. Egan (as Governor of Alaska) |
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NAME | Hendrickson, Waino Edward |
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DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1896 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Juneau, Alaska |
DATE OF DEATH | June 1983 |
PLACE OF DEATH | Alaska |