C. H. Wilcox
6th Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office
March 2, 1925  March 7, 1927
Preceded byCash Cole
Succeeded bySumner Smith
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 3rd district
In office
March 2, 1925  March 7, 1927
Personal details
Born
Charles Herbert Wilcox Jr.

(1867-09-01)September 1, 1867
Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedFebruary 3, 1948(1948-02-03) (aged 80)
Valdez, Territory of Alaska
Resting placeValdez Memorial Cemetery, Valdez, Alaska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
ProfessionPolitician, journalist

Charles Herbert Wilcox Jr. (September 1, 1867 – February 3, 1948) was an American politician and journalist from Valdez, Alaska[1] who served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1925 to 1927, representing the 3rd legislative district of Alaska as a Democrat in the 8th territorial legislature.[2] During that time, he also served as the 6th Speaker of the House.

Early life and education

Wilcox was born in Danbury, Connecticut on September 1, 1867.[3]

Career

As a journalist, Wilcox worked as an editor for both the Valdez Daily Prospector and the Valdez Miner. Additionally, he was a co-publisher of Cordova Weekly.[3]

Wilcox served a single term in the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 3rd legislative district of Alaska from 1925 to 1927 as a Democrat in the 8th territorial legislature.[2] He simultaneously served as the 6th Speaker of the House.

Outside of the Alaska Legislature, Wilcox also served as a chief deputy U.S. Marshall, as well as deputy clerk of the court for both Valdez, Alaska and Anchorage, Alaska.[3]

Personal life and death

Wilcox was married and had two children.[3] He died in Valdez on February 3, 1948, and was interred in Valdez Memorial Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. "Charles H Wilcox Jr". Ancestry.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Alaska Constitutional Convention" (PDF). Alaska State Legislature. p. 11.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "C. H. Wilcox". 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature. Juneau, Alaska: Alaska Legislature. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  4. "Wilcox". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
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