Robert W. Ward
Robert W. Ward | |
|---|---|
Secretary of State of Alaska | |
| In office January 29, 1969 – August 25, 1970 | |
| Governor | Keith Harvey Miller |
| Preceded by | Keith Harvey Miller |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert Walter Ward November 26, 1929 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Robert Walter Ward
Life and career
Robert Ward was born in Addy, Washington, to Floyd and Eunice Ward, and grew up in northeastern Washington.[1] He moved to Ketchikan, Alaska, in 1954 to work as an electrician at the Ketchikan Pulp Company,[1][2] who had opened a pulp mill in the community that same year. Ward remained with Ketchikan Pulp until 1966, becoming head of the electrical department.[1]
Ward began his political career when he was elected to the Ketchikan city council in 1961. He later became the first
Newly elected
Ward, running along with Miller for a full term, were defeated by the
His later service in government included stints as head of the Alaska Power Administration, a federal agency, and as a member of the first board of directors of the
Ward was appointed commissioner of the
Ward left state service in 1982, and worked as a lobbyist in Juneau. He was diagnosed with
Personal life
Robert Ward married Peggie Garske of Ione, Washington, in 1949.[1] They divorced[4] in 1973. They had three children: Kenneth, Robert Jr. and Karen. He married Beverly Ann Wilson on June 26, 1976, and remained with her until his death.
Kenneth Ward established a commuter airline, Ward Air. Robert Ward, Jr. was a candidate for a Ketchikan-area seat in the Alaska House of Representatives in the 1980s, and is currently the city manager of Skagway, Alaska.
References
- ^ Juneau: Morris Communications. April 6, 1997. p. A2.
- ^ Juneau: Morris Communications. pp. 1, 8.
- . p. 18.
- ^ Atwood, Evangeline; DeArmond, Robert N. (1977). Who's Who in Alaskan Politics. Portland, Oregon: Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. p. 103.
