Wally Hickel
Governor of Alaska, United States Secretary of the Interior (1919-2010)
Walter Joseph Hickel (August 18, 1919 – May 7, 2010) was an American businessman, real estate developer, and Republican politician. He was the 2nd and 8th Governor of Alaska from 1966 until 1969 and again from 1990 until 1994. He was also the United States Secretary of the Interior from 1969 until 1970 during the Richard Nixon administration.
Wally Hickel | |
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| 2nd and 8th Governor of Alaska | |
| In office December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994 | |
| Lieutenant | Jack Coghill |
| Preceded by | Steve Cowper |
| Succeeded by | Tony Knowles |
| In office December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969 | |
| Lieutenant | Keith Harvey Miller |
| Preceded by | William A. Egan |
| Succeeded by | Keith Harvey Miller |
| 38th United States Secretary of the Interior | |
| In office January 24, 1969 – November 25, 1970 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Stewart Udall |
| Succeeded by | Rogers Morton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Joseph Hickel August 18, 1919 Ellinwood, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 2010 (aged 90) Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. |
| Resting place | Anchorage Memorial Park |
| Political party | Republican (before 1990, 1994–2010) Alaska Independence (1990–1994) |
| Spouse(s) |
Janice Sheppard Cannon
(m. 1941; died 1943) |
| Children | 6 |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Unit | United States Army Air Corps Flight Instuctor |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Hickel died on May 7, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska at the age of 90.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Former Alaska Gov. Hickel dead at 90". Alaska Dispatch. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012.
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