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Walter Joseph Hickel (August 18, 1919 – May 7, 2010) was an American businessman, real estate developer, and politician who served as the second governor of Alaska from 1966 to 1969 and 1990 to 1994, as well as U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1969 to 1970. He worked as a construction worker and eventually became a construction company ...
Walter J. “Wally” Hickel came to Alaska in 1940 with thirty-seven cents in his pocket and used it as seed money to become a self-made multi-millionaire, businessman, and politician. During Alaska’s post-World War II economic boom, he was one of the Territory’s most successful businessmen, and was heavily involved in real estate ...
May 13, 2010 · Former Alaska governor and U.S. Interior Secretary Wally Hickel died May 7, 2010, of natural causes at the Providence Horizon House. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Monday, May 17, at ...
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May 8, 2010 · Alaska News Wally Hickel, Aug. 18, 1919 - May 7, 2010. By Sean Cockerham. Updated: September 27, 2016 Published: May 8, 2010. Wally Hickel, who died Friday night in Anchorage, liked to tell a ...
May 16, 2010 · Walter Hickel Obituary. Former Alaska governor and U.S. Interior Secretary Wally Hickel died May 7, 2010, of natural causes at the Providence Horizon House. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 5 ...
Walter J. Hickel served as Governor of Alaska 1966-1969, 1990-1994, and also as U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1969-1970. During the 1950s he played a major role in the fight to get 103 million acres included in Alaska’s statehood land entitlement, while developing hotels, housing, and shopping centers in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Seward.
May 8, 2010 · Hickel came back to Alaska, pushing hard for the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. He also ran for governor again in 1974, 1978, and 1986, losing all three times. He lost the first two races against ...
