Papers of Alfred P. Swineford and Agnes Swineford Shattuck, 1885-1931.

Swineford, A. P. (Alfred P.), 1834-1909

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Alfred P. Swineford was born at Ashland, Wisconsin, September 14, 1834. In 1871he was elected to the lower house of the Michigan Legislature. He served two terms as mayor of Marquette and afterwards was elected to several terms as alderman and supervisor. In 1885 he was appointed by President Cleveland to be Governor of the District of Alaska and held that office until 1889. Trained at an early age in the printing trade, Swineford published and edited newspapers in Michigan and Alaska, including...

Annahootz, Sitka Chief.

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Shattuck, Agnes Swineford, 1879-1973.

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Mrs. Allen Shattuck (Agnes Swineford) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, October 23, 1879 [to Mrs. Wilhelmina ("Minnie") Smith]. She came to Alaska in 1886 with her family when her [step]father, Alfred P. Swineford was appointed first resident Governor of Alaska. She lived in Sitka and Ketchikan until 1901, when she married Allen Shattuck of Juneau. She lived in Juneau until her husband's death in 1960 and died in San Rafael, California, on March 15, 1973. [From: Juneau Empire, 3/26/1973]. ...

Thetis (Auxiliary steamer)

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