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James
Wickersham
Delegate
to Congress
US District
Judge
Washington
State Legislator
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Role
in Statehood Struggle |
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- Introduced
the first Alaska Statehood Bill to Congress in 1916
- Responsible
for the passage of the Second Organic Act, providing the Territory of
Alaska with an elected legislature
- One of
the most dominant figures in Alaska political history
- Introduced
legislation in Congress to establish the Alaska Agricultural College
and School of Mines, the precursor to the University of Alaska
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| Personal
Information |
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| Name |
James
Wickersham |
| City |
Eagle,
Nome, Fairbanks, Juneau |
| Occupation |
Lawyer,
Author |
| Born |
August
24, 1857 - Patoka, Illinois |
| Died |
October
24, 1939 - Juneau, Alaska |
| Alaska
Resident |
1900-39 |
| Honors |
- Honorary
Doctorate, University of Alaska - 1935
- Wickersham
Hall on the UAF Campus named in his honor
- Wickersham
Wall, one of the ascent routes to the summit of Denali (Mt. McKinley)
discovered by him and named in his honor (Wickersham was one of
the first to attempt climbing Denali, when he lead a team of four
to the 10,000 ft level of the mountain in 1903)
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| Further
Information |
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| Further
Reading |
- Frontier
Politics: Alaska’s James Wickersham
- Evangeline Atwood
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