Wally Hickel
Governor of Alaska, United States Secretary of the Interior (1919-2010) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 90
Walter Joseph Hickel was an American businessman, real estate developer, and politician who served as the second governor of Alaska from 1966 to 1969 and 1990 to 1994, as well as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1969 to 1970.
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The Nixon cabinet poses for a photograph, days after Nixon's inauguration as president. Hickel is slightly left of center.
Hickel in 1970
The Hotel Captain Cook in December 2008, looking westerly from the corner of Fifth Avenue and I Street. Hickel's office was located on the second floor, immediately to the right of the camera position.
Wally Hickel and his wife, Ermalee Hickel, outside the Egan Center in Anchorage in 2008.Awards
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He worked as a construction worker and eventually became a construction company operator during Alaska's territorial days. Following World War II, Hickel became heavily involved with real estate development, building residential subdivisions, shopping centers and hotels. Hickel entered politics in the 1950s during Alaska's battle for statehood and remained politically active for the rest of his life.
