Wally Hickel
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 |
| Signature | Wally Hickel's signature |
| 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]
Wally Hickel Media
- Walter J. Hickel.jpg
Walter Joseph Hickel (1919-2010), Governor of Alaska. (Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-3864)
The Nixon cabinet poses for a photograph, days after Nixon's inauguration as president. Hickel is slightly left of center.
- Hotel Captain Cook West in snowfall.jpg
The Hotel Captain Cook in December 2008, looking westerly from the corner of Fifth Avenue and I Street. Hickel's office was located on the second floor, immediately to the right of the camera position.
- Walter Hickel and Ermalee Hickel.jpg
Wally Hickel and his wife, Ermalee Hickel, outside the Egan Center in Anchorage in 2008.
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