Waino Edward Hendrickson

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Waino Edward Hendrickson

In office
1958 – 1959
Preceded by Michael Anthony Stepovich
Succeeded by William A. Egan
(as Governor of Alaska)

In office
1957 – 1957
Preceded by Benjamin Franklin Heintzleman
Succeeded by Michael Anthony Stepovich

In office
1946 – 1953
Preceded by Ernest Parsons
Succeeded by Bert F. McDowell

Born June 18, 1896(1896-06-18)
Juneau, Alaska
Died June 1983
Alaska
Political party Republican
Spouse Marion Kingsnorth Jones

Waino Edward Hendrickson (June 18, 18961983) 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)


Persondata
NAME Hendrickson, Waino Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Juneau, Alaska
DATE OF DEATH June 1983
PLACE OF DEATH Alaska