| Jay Hammond  AKA Jay Sterner Hammond
Born: 21-Jul-1922
Birthplace: Troy, NY
Died: 2-Aug-2005
Location of death: Lake Clark, AK
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Governor of Alaska, 1974-82 Military service: USMC (WWII, 1942-46) Wife: Bella Gardiner (m. 1952, three children)
High School: (Scotia, NY, 1940)
University: Pennsylvania State University (attended 1940-42)
University: BS Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks (1949)
Governor of Alaska (2-Dec-1974 to 6-Dec-1982)
Mayor Bristol Bay Borough, AK (1972-74)
Alaska State Senate (1967-72)
Alaska State House of Representatives (1959-74)
Author of books:
Tales of Alaska's Bush Rat Governor: The Extraordinary Autobiography of Jay Hammond, Wilderness Guide and Reluctant Politician (1994, memoir)
Chips from the Chopping Block: More Tales from Alaska's Bush Rat Governor (2001, memoir)
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