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Rivers appeared on the game show To Tell the Truth as contestant #1 in the second group of contestants on June 2, 1959.[6]
U.S. House of Representativesedit
In 1957 and 1958, Rivers was a United States Representative-elect under the Alaska-Tennessee Plan in Washington, D.C., on a provisional basis, pending statehood. Upon the admission of Alaska as a State into the Union, he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1959 until December 30, 1966.[7] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966, resigning days before the end of his term.
Electoral historyedit
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^"District of Alaska". U.S. Department of Justice. Office of the United States Attorneys. 29 January 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^"Creating Alaska-entry for Ralph Rivers". University of Alaska. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^"To Tell the Truth - Collegiate grandmother; First Alaskan in House of Representatives". YouTube. June 2, 1959. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^Warren, Kenneth F., ed. (2008). "Alaska". Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. p. 28. ISBN978-1452265872. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ralph Rivers news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Ralph Julian Rivers May 23 1903 August 14 1976 was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the first United States Representative from Alaska serving from statehood in 1959 to his resignation in 1966 following his defeat by Republican Howard Wallace Pollock 2 He previously served as the shadow U S Representative from Alaska Territory from 1956 to 1959 Ralph RiversMember of the U S House of Representatives from Alaska s at large districtIn office January 3 1959 December 30 1966Preceded byBob Bartlett Delegate Himself Shadow Representative Succeeded byHoward PollockShadow Member of theU S House of Representativesfrom the Alaska Territory sat large districtIn office October 6 1956 January 3 1959Preceded bySeat establishedSucceeded byHimself Representative Mayor of FairbanksIn office 1952 1954Preceded byRobert HoopesSucceeded byDouglas PrestonAttorney General of the Alaska TerritoryIn office 1945 1949GovernorErnest GrueningPreceded byHenry RodenSucceeded byGerald WilliamsUnited States Attorney for the Fourth Division of Alaska TerritoryIn office 1933 1944PresidentFranklin D RooseveltPreceded byJulien Hurley 1 Succeeded byHarry ArendPersonal detailsBornRalph Julian Rivers 1903 05 23 May 23 1903Seattle Washington U S DiedAugust 14 1976 1976 08 14 aged 73 Chehalis Washington U S Political partyDemocraticEducationUniversity of Washington Seattle LLB Contents 1 Biography 2 U S House of Representatives 3 Electoral history 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Seattle Washington to Louisa Zenaide nee Lavoy and Julian Guy Rivers 3 Rivers attended grammar school in Flat Alaska and Franklin High School in Seattle He worked as a gold miner in Flat from 1921 to 1923 and then earned an LL B from the University of Washington School of Law in 1929 He then worked as a lawyer in private practice for several years nbsp Rivers at bottom left celebrating Alaska becoming a state on January 3 1959 Behind Rivers is Bob Atwood To his left are Fred Seaton Ernest Gruening Bob Bartlett Mike Stepovich and Waino Hendrickson Rivers was a lifelong civil servant working in a number of public positions throughout his life He served as United States Attorney for District of Alaska from 1933 to 1944 4 He was then elected as the attorney general of Alaska serving from 1945 to 1949 5 He was the chair of the Employment Security Commission of Alaska from 1950 to 1952 and then became the mayor of Fairbanks Alaska from 1952 to 1954 In 1954 he was also president of the League of Alaskan Cities He was a member of the Alaska Territorial Senate in 1955 and was the second vice president of the Alaska Constitutional Convention at College Alaska in 1955 and 1956 He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1960 1964 and 1968 Rivers appeared on the game show To Tell the Truth as contestant 1 in the second group of contestants on June 2 1959 6 U S House of Representatives editIn 1957 and 1958 Rivers was a United States Representative elect under the Alaska Tennessee Plan in Washington D C on a provisional basis pending statehood Upon the admission of Alaska as a State into the Union he was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from January 3 1959 until December 30 1966 7 He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninetieth Congress in 1966 resigning days before the end of his term Electoral history editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items June 2014 Alaska s at large congressional district Results 1958 1966 8 Year Republican Votes Pct Democrat Votes Pct1958 Henry A Benson 20 699 42 5 Ralph J Rivers 27 948 57 5 1960 R L Rettig 25 517 43 2 Ralph J Rivers inc 33 546 56 8 1962 Lowell Thomas Jr 26 638 44 Ralph J Rivers inc 33 953 56 1964 Lowell Thomas Jr 32 556 48 5 Ralph J Rivers inc 34 590 51 5 1966 Howard W Pollock 34 040 51 6 Ralph J Rivers inc 31 867 48 4 References edit The Political Graveyard U S District Attorneys in Alaska Biographical Guide to Members of Congress U S Congress Retrieved April 21 2017 Washington Birth Records 1869 1950 FamilySearch retrieved April 6 2018 District of Alaska U S Department of Justice Office of the United States Attorneys 29 January 2015 Retrieved April 21 2017 Creating Alaska entry for Ralph Rivers University of Alaska Retrieved April 21 2017 To Tell the Truth Collegiate grandmother First Alaskan in House of Representatives YouTube June 2 1959 Archived from the original on 2021 12 19 Retrieved April 21 2017 Warren Kenneth F ed 2008 Alaska Encyclopedia of U S Campaigns Elections and Electoral Behavior Thousand Oaks CA Sage Publications p 28 ISBN 978 1452265872 Retrieved April 21 2017 Election Statistics Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives Retrieved 2008 10 24 United States Congress Ralph Rivers id R000282 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links edit nbsp Alaska portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Law portal nbsp Politics portalRalph Rivers at Find a Grave Ralph Rivers at 100 Years of Alaska s LegislatureU S House of RepresentativesNew seat Shadow Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom the Alaska Territory s at large district1956 1959 Succeeded byHimselfas U S RepresentativePreceded byBob Bartlettas Delegate Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom the Alaska s at large congressional district1959 1966 Succeeded byHoward PollockPreceded byHimselfas Shadow Representative Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ralph Rivers amp oldid 1196062233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
