Scott Cordelle Bone
American politician
Scott Cordelle Bone
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4th Governor of Alaska Territory | |
In office
June 15, 1921 – June 16, 1925 |
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Nominated by | Warren G. Harding |
Preceded by | Thomas Riggs Jr. |
Succeeded by | George Alexander Parks |
Personal details | |
Born |
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1860-02-15
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February 15, 1860
Shelby County, Indiana |
Died |
January 26, 1936
(1936-01-26)
(aged
75)
Santa Barbara, California |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Mary Worth |
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Scott Cardelle Bone (February 15, 1860 – January 26, 1936) was the fourth Territorial Governor of Alaska , serving from 1921 to 1925. [1] A Republican , he was appointed by President Warren G. Harding . [2] He is perhaps best known for making the decision to use dog sleds to transport diphtheria antitoxin 674 miles rather than use a plane in the now-famous 1925 Serum Run , (also known as the "Great Race of Mercy") from which the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race stems.
Bone was born in Shelby County, Indiana . He led a very productive life, belonged to numerous organizations and held almost as many positions, such as: chairman of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce , delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention , member (and at one time president of) the Gridiron Club , member of the National Press Association , director of publicity for the Republican National Committee , life member of the Red Cross , the Yacht and Country Club of Tampa, Florida , and the Decorated Order of Sacred Treasure of Japan, and a member of the Elks .
He was the editor of The Washington Post , founded The Washington Herald and later was the editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . He was a friend of Pres. Warren G. Harding, Pres. William Howard Taft , Pres. Theodore Roosevelt , and Alice Roosevelt .
He hosted President Harding and his entourage while they visited Alaska in July 1923.
Books
- Alaska, Its Past, Present, and Future
- Chechahco and Sourdough: A Story of Alaska
- Sketches of Statesmen
- Political Remembrances
Further reading
- The Cruelest Miles: The Heroic Story of Dogs and Men in a Race Against an Epidemic Gay & Laney Salisbury
See also
References
- ↑ McMullin, Thomas A.; Walker, David (1984). Biographical Directory of American Territorial Governors . Westport, CT: Meckler Publishing. pp. 17–8. ISBN 0-930466-11-X .
- ↑ "Bone Sworn in as Alaska Governor" . New York Times . June 16, 1921. p. 6.
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