Pioneers of Alaska
Pioneers of Alaska
1965 - Waino Hendrickson

The son of Finnish immigrants, Waino Edward Hendrickson was born in Juneau June 18, 1896.
He was Mayor of Juneau from 1946-1953. He served as a member of the territorial House of Representatives from 1948-1953.
In 1953, Hendrickson was appointed Secretary of Alaska under Governor Frank Heintzleman. He held this office until statehood, serving as acting Government twice.
Hendrickson became the first governor born in Alaska when he took office in 1957, and held that office from 1958-59.
A Republican, Hendrickson was the final governor of the Territorial of Alaska.
He died June 22, 1983 and is buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau.
20th Territorial Legislature
House of Representatives
January, 1951

PAST PRESIDENTS


Aldrich, Frank
Anderes, Ernest J.
Ashby, Joe H.
Barber, Jr. ,Edward G. Beissner, Richard
Bivins, Larry
Bowden, Francis
Braun, Russell
Brosius, Cal M.
Carter, Charles W. Chambers, Dr. J.J.
Charles, Percy G.
Chase, Dr. Will H.
Church, William
Clegg, Cecil H.
Collins, Earnest B.
Colp, Douglas B. DeArmond, Robert N. Diamond, George A.
Dimond, Anthony J. Dinkel, Donald H.
Eames, Alva
Edman, Axel
Ernst, Phil
Fosse, Earl
Forss, Erik
Geraghty, Clyde
Gore, Lester O.
Gore, Robert
Hanson, Robert Hendrickson, Waino Herd, J.G.
Herrick, James
Hoskins, William Hufman, Robert
Ingalls, Donald
Ingman, Maurice
Johnson, Ed
Jorgensen, James M.
Kareen, Kenneth L. Karges, Charles
Kerr, Edgar
Kirkland, Sr., Fred
Klopp, Edwin
Knuppe, Martin
Kopp, Walter
Koppen, Otto
Korn, Robert W.
Leirer, Herman
Lloyd, Patrick Lutro, Lomen, Alfred J.
Lottsfeldt, Sr., Carl F.
Lutro, Arthur
Lynch, M.H.
Matthews, Joseph R.
McCroskey, T.J.
McGilvary, Frank
McIlroy, William McPhee, William H. McQuarrie, George A.
Morris, Frank
Nelson, Grant
Nelson, Thomas N.
Nerland, Andrew
Odsather, Louis
Perkins, Wesley
Polet, Antonio
Race, Mike
Race, William
Raynor, Sidney
Reck, John
Ricket, Paul J.
Roden, Henry Rothenburg, Richard
Schmidt, Delmore
Sharp, Bert
Shephard, H.R.
Snider, Gerrit
Southworth, Roy G.
Spickett , John T.
Stephan, Harold
Stock, Adolph
Stolt, William
Swanson, Norman Sweeney, Edward C. Thompson, Arthur G. Ulmer, Joseph
Urie, Sol J.
Walsh, M.J.
Wasvick, A. “Swede” Watt, P.H.
Wells, David R.
Wells, Max