Everything about Governor Of Alaska totally explained
The following is a
list of Governors of the State of Alaska and the territories which preceded it: the
Department of Alaska,
District of Alaska, and
Alaska Territory.
Nine people have served as governor of the state, though due to its long history as a
U.S. territory, it had over thirty additional civilian and military governors since being acquired in the
Alaska purchase. Two people have served as state governor twice,
William A. Egan and
Walter J. Hickel, the latter of which had nearly 32 years between his terms.
The four–year term of governor begins and ends on the first Monday of December.
The current governor is
Republican Sarah Palin, the first woman to serve as governor of Alaska.
Prior to being purchased by the
United States, Alaska was
Russian territory; see
Russian-American Company for the governors of
Russian America.
Commanders of Department of Alaska
The
Department of Alaska was under the jurisdiction of the
War Department and administered by
U.S. Army officers from 1868 until 1877, when the Army was withdrawn from Alaska. The
Treasury Department took control then, with the Collector of Customs becoming the highest ranking federal official in the territory. In 1879, the U.S. Navy was given jurisdiction over the department.
Supposedly, the first American administrator of Alaska was
Polish immigrant
Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski. However, the
Anchorage Daily News was unable to find any conclusive information to support or disprove this claim.
Governors of the District of Alaska
In 1884, the Department of Alaska was redesignated the
District of Alaska, an incorporated but unorganized territory with a civil government. The governor was appointed by the President.
Governors of Alaska Territory
In 1912, the District of Alaska was organized into
Alaska Territory.
Other high offices held
This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Alaska except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.
Living former governors
As of February 2008, seven former governors were alive, the oldest being
Michael Anthony Stepovich (1957–1958, born 1919). The most recent governor to die was
Jay Hammond (1974–1982), on
August 2 2005.
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