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Ralph Rivers

Second Vice President, Alaska Constitutional Convention

Territorial Attorney General

Territorial Legislator

Alaska-Tennessee Plan Congressman

US Congressman

 

Role in Statehood Struggle
  • Used the office of the Attorney General to conduct research on the feasibility of Alaska Statehood
  • Served two years as the Alaska-Tennessee Plan Congressman prior to being elected Alaska's first Congressman
Personal Information
 
Name Ralph Julian Rivers
City Fairbanks
Occupation Lawyer
Born May 23, 1904 - Seattle, Washington
Died August 1976 - Chehalis, Washington
Alaska Resident 1906 - 1967
Honors
  • Honorary Doctorate, University of Alaska - 1974
   
Further Information
 
 
Selected Newspaper Articles
 

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