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- James_Wickersham abstract "James Wickersham (August 24, 1857 – October 24, 1939) was a district judge for Alaska, appointed by U.S. President William McKinley to the Third Judicial District in 1900. He resigned his post in 1908 and was subsequently elected as Alaska's delegate to Congress, serving until 1917 and then being re-elected in 1930. He was instrumental in the passage of the Organic Act of 1912, which granted Alaska territorial status, introduced the Alaska Railroad Bill, legislation to establish McKinley Park, and the first Alaska Statehood Bill in 1916. He was among those responsible for the creation of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, which later became the University of Alaska. A residence hall on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus is named in his honor.Wickersham was born near Patoka, Illinois and moved in 1883 with his wife, Deborah, to Tacoma, Washington Territory, where he became a judge. While in Tacoma he was a member of the Tacoma Academy of Science and was President of that organization in 1893. He presented a paper to the Academy on 6 Feb, 1893, entitled, Is it Mount Tacoma, or Rainier? During the presentation the "following prominent Indians representing the Puyallup, Nesqually and Klickitat tribes were seated on the platform: George Leschi, son of Quiemuth, a leader in the Indian war of 1855; Jack Simmons; John Hiaton, one of the patriarchs of the reservation, 80 years of age, and a signer of the treaty of 1854; Mrs. John Hiaton and John Powers". The presentation has been reproduced by a digital file created at the Library of Congress.".
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- James_Wickersham activeYearsEndDate "1923-03-03".
- James_Wickersham activeYearsEndDate "1933-03-03".
- James_Wickersham activeYearsStartDate "1909-03-04".
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- James_Wickersham activeYearsStartDate "1931-03-04".
- James_Wickersham birthDate "1857-08-24".
- James_Wickersham birthPlace Patoka,_Illinois.
- James_Wickersham birthYear "1857".
- James_Wickersham deathDate "1939-10-24".
- James_Wickersham deathPlace Juneau,_Alaska.
- James_Wickersham deathPlace Territory_of_Alaska.
- James_Wickersham deathYear "1939".
- James_Wickersham office "Territorial Delegate toU.S. House of RepresentativesfromAlaska".
- James_Wickersham party Republican_Party_(United_States).
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- James_Wickersham after Anthony_Dimond.
- James_Wickersham after Charles_August_Sulzer.
- James_Wickersham after Daniel_Sutherland.
- James_Wickersham before Charles_August_Sulzer.
- James_Wickersham before Daniel_Sutherland.
- James_Wickersham before George_Barnes_Grigsby.
- James_Wickersham before Thomas_Cale.
- James_Wickersham birthPlace "Patoka, Illinois, U.S.".
- James_Wickersham dateOfBirth "1857-08-24".
- James_Wickersham dateOfDeath "1939-10-24".
- James_Wickersham deathDate "1939-10-24".
- James_Wickersham deathPlace "Juneau, Alaska Territory, U.S.".
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- James_Wickersham name "James Wickersham".
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- James_Wickersham office "Territorial Delegate to U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska".
- James_Wickersham party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- James_Wickersham placeOfBirth Patoka,_Illinois.
- James_Wickersham placeOfDeath Juneau,_Alaska.
- James_Wickersham preceded Charles_August_Sulzer.
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- James_Wickersham preceded George_Barnes_Grigsby.
- James_Wickersham preceded Thomas_Cale.
- James_Wickersham profession "judge".
- James_Wickersham shortDescription "American politician".
- James_Wickersham spouse "Deborah".
- James_Wickersham state "Alaska Territory".
- James_Wickersham succeeded Anthony_Dimond.
- James_Wickersham succeeded Charles_August_Sulzer.
- James_Wickersham succeeded Daniel_Sutherland.
- James_Wickersham termEnd "1917-03-03".
- James_Wickersham termEnd "1919-03-03".
- James_Wickersham termEnd "1923-03-03".
- James_Wickersham termEnd "1933-03-03".
- James_Wickersham termStart "1909-03-04".
- James_Wickersham termStart "1919-01-07".
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- James_Wickersham termStart "1931-03-04".
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- James_Wickersham description "American politician".
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- James_Wickersham subject Category:People_from_Marion_County,_Illinois.
- James_Wickersham subject Category:People_from_Tacoma,_Washington.
- James_Wickersham subject Category:University_of_Alaska_Fairbanks_alumni.
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