James Wickersham, on September 28th, 1908, tendered his resignation as Judge for the Third Judicial District in the Interior of Alaska. He had been appointed to that position by President William McKinley in 1900. That year, he ran for the delegate position for the District of Alaska and won the election and began serving in […]
When Mottrom Dulany Ball left Virginia for Alaska in 1878, he was not setting out to become a pioneer in the usual sense. He was a lawyer, former Confederate cavalry officer, newspaper editor and political figure whose career had taken an unexpected turn following the Civil War. His appointment to Alaska came at a […]
