Benjamin Franklin Heintzleman (1888-1965) was born in Pennsylvania, graduated from the Pennsylvania State School of Forestry with a bachelor's degree in 1907, then went on to earn a master's degree in Forestry at Yale University. He entered the U.S. Forest Service in 1910 or 1911 and worked in Oregon and Washington until 1918. He was then transferred to Ketchikan, Alaska. He served as Regional Forester for the Territory of Alaska, 1918-1937. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Ketchikan Pulp Co. of Ketchikan, and the Alaska Lumber and Pulp Facility of Sitka. Heintzleman was appointed governor of the Territory of Alaska by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 16, 1953, and took office on April 10, 1953. He served as Governor until January of 1957 and then retired from political life. He was a member of the University of Alaska Board of Regents [1957-1959] and an advisor to the Alaska Rail and Highway System. Heintzleman devoted more than 50 years to Alaska. He died on June 24, 1965.
From the description of B. Frank Heintzleman papers, 1940-1963. (University of Alaska, Fairbanks). WorldCat record id: 232364059
