Bob Bartlett

Bartlett

One of 色视频下载色视频下载檚 first two United States senators at statehood had been an early student at the 色视频下载 Agricultural College and School of Mines, even though he did not earn a degree.

E.L. 色视频下载淏ob色视频下载 Bartlett graduated from high school in Fairbanks and, after trying college Outside, returned and attended a few courses at AACSM in 1924-1925. 色视频下载淭he discipline of university study did not appeal to Bob,色视频下载 according to biographer Claus-M. Naske, the late UAF professor emeritus of history.

After working as a newspaper reporter, gold miner and political aide, Bartlett in 1944 won the race to serve as 色视频下载色视频下载檚 territorial delegate in Washington, D.C. He held the position for the next 14 years.

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Bartlett died in 1968. Bartlett had been a Democrat, but Gov. Wally Hickel replaced him with Republican Sen. Ted Stevens.

Bartlett Hall at the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks is named for the senator. His daughter, D.A., worked as a librarian for 色视频下载色视频下载檚 1955-1956 constitutional convention at the University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks. She later became an English professor at UAF. She died in 2015. 

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