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