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B.
Frank Heintzleman
Territorial
Governor of Alaska
Member, Alaska
Statehood Committee
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Role
in Statehood Struggle |
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- Widely
considered a lukewarm supporter of statehood, Heintzleman successfully
swayed national Republican leaders to support Alaska's admission to
the Union
- Proposed
the widely derided "partition plan," which would have created
the State of Alaska from Southeast, Southcentral and Interior Alaska,
while leaving Western and Arctic Alaska as a territory.
- Signed
the bill establishing the Alaska Constitutional Convention
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| Personal
Information |
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| Name |
Benjamin
Franklin Heintzleman |
| City |
Juneau |
| Occupation |
Forester |
| Born |
December
3, 1888 - Fayetteville, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
June
24, 1963 - Juneau, Alaska |
| Alaska
Resident |
1918-63 |
| Honors |
- Superior
Service Award - US Dept. of Agriculture
- Sir
William Schlich Award - American Society of Foresters
- Juneau's
"Man of the Year" - 1959
- "Outstanding
Alaskan" - State Chamber of Commerce
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