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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