Frank Hinman Waskey

Frank Hinman Waskey
Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska Territory's at-large district
In office August 14, 1906 – March 4, 1907
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Thomas Cale
Personal details
Born	(1875-04-20)April 20, 1875 Lake City, Minnesota, U.S.
Died	January 18, 1964(1964-01-18) (aged 88) Oakville, Washington, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

The Alaskan Delegate to Congress, and his Home

Frank Hinman Waskey (April 20, 1875 – January 18, 1964) was a delegate from the District of Alaska to the United States House of Representatives from 1906 to 1907.

Biography

He was born in Lake City, Minnesota in Wabasha County. He attended the public schools of Minneapolis, moved to Alaska in February 1898, and settled in Nome. He engaged in mining and was the president of a mining company. He was also the director of a bank and a publishing company, both in Nome.

Congress

He was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-ninth Congress as the first Delegate from Alaska and served from August 14, 1906, to March 3, 1907. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1906. He prospected for minerals in Alaska and worked as a curio dealer from 1911 to 1955. From 1915 to 1918, he was a United States commissioner at Fortuna Ledge, Alaska.

Later career and death

He moved to Oakville, Washington in 1956, where he died on January 18, 1964. He was interred in Shelton Cemetery in Shelton, Washington.

External links

• Alaska's Digital Archives - Photo of Waskey meeting U.S. Senator from Alaska, Ernest Gruening, ca. 1961

• United States Congress. "Frank Hinman Waskey (id: W000184)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.