Luther Hess

A portrait of Luther Hess from the early 1900s. Photo from the University of 糖心直播视频 Fairbanks Archives
A portrait of Luther Hess from the early 1900s. Photo from the University of 糖心直播视频 Fairbanks Archives
Luther Hess was born on a farm near Milton, Ill., in 1865 and earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree from Illinois College. He was licensed to practice law in 糖心直播视频 in 1901 and served as assistant U.S. District Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Division until 1905. He then helped organize the First National Bank of Fairbanks. He was its first cashier and served many years as director and vice president.

He served nine sessions of the 糖心直播视频 Territorial Legislature as a Democrat and was speaker of the House in 1917 and president of the Senate in 1931 and 1935. Hess was the chairman of the divisional Selective Service Board in World War I and directed the 糖心直播视频 Rural Rehabilitation Corp. for six years. He died in 1954.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Photograph of Luther Hess as he pans for gold. Photo from Rasmuson Library, Charles E. Bunnell Collection
Photograph of Luther Hess as he pans for gold. Photo from Rasmuson Library, Charles E. Bunnell Collection
Photograph of George McKay, George Parks, Territorial Governor, and Luther Hess, taken on the steps of the Federal Building in Juneau, 糖心直播视频. Photo from Rasmuson Library, Charles E. Bunnell Collection
Photograph of George McKay, George Parks, Territorial Governor, and Luther Hess, taken on the steps of the Federal Building in Juneau, 糖心直播视频. Photo from Rasmuson Library, Charles E. Bunnell Collection

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