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Waino Hendrickson

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before he became a manager at the Juneau city dock. He worked in business before he entered politics in 1946 and was elected Mayor of Juneau. He served as mayor until 1953. He was also a member of the Territorial House from 1948 to 1953.
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immigrants. After graduating from Juneau High School in 1916, he worked in the mine. After an accident, Hendrickson lost partial sight in one eye. After this, he served in the U.S. military during
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He was Secretary of Alaska Territory from 1953 to 1959 in which capacity he served as acting governor twice because of the resignations of Governors
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Hendrickson would stay up at night to care for his wife, who was ill with cancer. She died in 1962.
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Hendrickson entered politics in 1946, when, upon the urging of his friends, he was elected
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Waino Hendrickson, furthest right, celebrates Alaska statehood on January 3rd, 1959
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In 1953, Hendrickson was appointed Secretary of Alaska Territory (equivalent to
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University of Alaska, Stories – Waino Hendrickson, A Man of the People
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After his retirement, Hendrickson went to live with his daughter in
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Waino Edward Hendrickson

Territorial Governor of Alaska
Mike Stepovich
William A. Egan
B. Frank Heintzleman
Burke Riley
Hugh Wade
Alaska Territorial House of Representatives
Mayor of Juneau, Alaska
Juneau
District of Alaska
Republican
Linn A. Forrest
Republican
politician
businessman
Governor
Territory of Alaska
Juneau
World War I
Frank Heintzleman
Mike Stepovich
Juneau, Alaska
Finnish
World War I
Juneau

mayor of Juneau
House of Representatives

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