1941 Pan-Pacific Who's Who Biographies

ALEXANDER, George Forrest, jurist, U. S. District Judge; born Gallatin, Mo., April 20, 1882, son of Joshua W. (former judge, congressman and member of President Wilson's cabinet) and Roe Ann (Richardson) Alexander (daughter of Judge Samuel A. Richardson); education, University of Missouri LL.D. 1905; married Lola Mae Surface, Gallatin, Mo., April 27, 1907; children, Lillian Frances, Julia Jane, George Forrest, Jr. City attorney, Gallatin, Mo., 1907-12; chairman city Democratic Committee 1906-1908; president Davies county (Mo.) Bar Assn. 1910; moved to Portland, Ore., 1912; chairman Multnomah Democratic county committee 1914-18 (which includes Portland); U. S. Marshal of Oregon 1917-1921; engaged in practice of law in Portland 1912-33; organized Oregon for Roosevelt 1932; appointed U. S. District Judge, first district of Alaska, 1933; presiding judge, Court of Honor, Boy Scouts, Juneau, Alaska; president Board of Children's Guardians, first district of Alaska, since 1933; member, Portland (Ore.), Oregon State, Juneau, Alaska, and American bar associations; president Juneau Shrine Club 1934-39; chairman federal relations committee Western Parole & Probation Assn. 1936-38; Mason, Shriner, Elk. Address: Juneau, Alaska. [page 10]

BARTLETT, Edward Lewis, public service; born Seattle, Wash., April 20, 1904, son of Edward C. and Ida Florence (Dover) Bartlett: education, Fairbanks (Alaska) grammar and high schools, University of Washington, University of Alaska; married Vide Marie Gaustad, Valdez, Alaska, Aug. 14, 1930; daughter, Doris Ann. Reporter Fairbanks (Alaska) Daily News-Miner 1927-30, associate editor 1930-33; secretary to Hon. A. J. Dimond, delegate to Congress from Alaska 1933-34; assistant territorial director Federal Housing Administration in Alaska 1934-36; operator of gold mining property in interior Alaska; appointed chairman Unemployment Compensation Commission of Alaska 1937-39; appointed Secretary Territory of Alaska by President Roosevelt 1939. Address: Juneau, Alaska. [page 44]

CORY, Herbert Ellsworth, educator; born Oct. 8, 1883, son of Benjamin H. and Ella Frances (Cook) Cory: education, Brown University A.B. 1906; Harvard University Ph.D. 1910; Columbia University, summers 1921, 22; Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Sigma Kappa; married Ethel Duncan Morton, N. Y. City, Oct. 10, 1922 (D. 1932); married Mary Ellen Austin, Juneau, Alaska, May 6, 1933. Assistant professor English, University of California 1910-18; member War Labor Policies Board, Washington, D. C. 1918; research in psychology and biology, Johns Hopkins University 1918-22, lecturer in aesthetics 1922-23; professor liberal arts University of Washington ince 1923; editor University of California Chronicle 1912-14, Author, "Edmund Spenser, a Critical Study" 1917; "Essays in Exposition" 1918; "The Intellectuals and the Wage Workers" 1919. Contributor of articles to The Dial, The Forum, Journal of Philosophy, Journal of International Ethics, Publication of Modern Language Assn., University of California publications in Literature and Philology, Modern Languages Notes. Member, American Assn. of University Professors, American Philosophical Society, Research Society University of Washington, American Assn. for Advancement of Science, Mediaeval Academy of America, Holy Name Society, St. Vincent de Paul Society. Catholic; Knight of Columbus. Clubs: Serra (Seattle), Athenian (Oakland, Calif.), Faculty (University of Washington). Home: 3324 E. Laurelhurst Drive. Office: University of Washington, Seattle, Wash. [page 142]

HENDERSON, Lester Dale, educator; born Lenox, Iowa, April 13, 1886, son of James Leander and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Henderson: education, Tarkio College (Mo.) A.B. 1911, Stanford University A.M. 1930, Ed.D. 1935; Phi Delta Kappa; married Blanche Rae Mashin, Juneau, Alaska, Dec. 10, 1920; children, Joyce Lee, Charlotte. Teacher, Iowa rural schools 1905-07, Emmett (Idaho) High School 1911-12, Coeur d' Alene (Idaho) High School 1912-14; supt. schools, Juneau, Alaska, 1914-17; commissioner of education for Alaska 1917-29 (first in Alaska and organizer of school system for Territory); supt. schools, Burlingame, Calif., since 1930; author "Alaska – Its Scenic Features, Geography, History & Government"; editor Alaska School Bulletin 1917-29; unpublished doctor's dissertation Stanford University, "The Development of Education in Alaska – 1867-1931"; pres. San Mateo Co. Board of Education; Mason; Rotarian; Republican. Home: 1437 Bernal Ave. Office: 701 Paloma Ave., Burlingame, Calif. [page 305]

STABLER, Howard Douglas, lawyer; born Bethany, Ohio, Nov. 11, 1887, son of Clifford L. and Mary Ann (Chambers) Stabler: education, public schools, Middletown (Ohio) high school 1906; Hamilton College of Law (Chicago) L.L.B. 1916; married Gladys Buehler, Eugene, Ore., June 14, 1930. Asst. U. S. attorney first div. Alaska 1921-29; U. S. attorney first div. Alaska 1929-33; Republican committeeman first div. Alaska; enlisted in U. S. army during World war, serving as Sergeant in Signal Corps; member, American Bar Assn., Juneau Bar Assn., Juneau Chamber of Commerce, past cammander American Legion, Sitka (Alaska) Post; Rotary Club (first pres.); Mason KCCH and past Master Juneau Lodge No. 147; Eastern Star; Elk; Republican. Home: Assembly Apartments. Office: Shattuck Bldg., Juneau, Alaska. [page 659]

TAYLOR, Isaac Pendleton, highway engineer; born Blackburn, Mo., Dec. 10, 1890, son of Isaac Pendleton and Sallie (Dean) Taylor: education, William Jewell College B.S. 1910; Kappa Sigma; married Laura Anne Lewis, Nenona, Alaska, Feb. 18, 1918; children, Lewis Dean, Margaret Jean. Affiliated with Faris Construction Co., earth dam construction, Oakley, Idaho, 1910-13; Bureau of Reclamation surveys, Boise, Idaho, 1914-15; resident and assistant engineer Alaska Railroad construction, northern division, 1916-1920; since 1921 with Alaska Road Commission in various capacities as supt., assistant chief engineer, now chief engineer; chairman Alaska Planning Council; Elk. Address: Alaska Road Commission, Juneau, Alaska. [page 689]

Contributed 2024 Mar 14 by Norma Hass, extracted from Pan-Pacific Who's Who, 1941