Alaska
49th State - January 3, 1959
District | Date Created | Statutory Citation |
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District of Alaska | May 17, 1884 | 23 Stat. 24 |
District of Alaska, Division #1 | June 6, 1900 | 31 Stat. 321, 324 |
District of Alaska, Division #2 | June 6, 1900 | 31 Stat. 321, 324 |
District of Alaska, Division #3 | June 6, 1900 | 31 Stat. 321, 324 |
District of Alaska, Division #4 | June 6, 1900 | 35 Stat. 838, 839 |
Territory of Alaska, Division #1 * | August 24, 1912 * | 37 Stat. 512 * |
Territory of Alaska, Division #2 * | August 24, 1912 * | 37 Stat. 512 * |
Territory of Alaska, Division #3 * | August 24, 1912 * | 37 Stat. 512 * |
Territory of Alaska, Division #4 * | August 24, 1912 * | 37 Stat. 512 * |
District of Alaska ** | July 7, 1958 ** | 72 Stat. 339, 350 ** |
* Effective November 5, 1912
** Effective February 20, 1960 by Presidential Executive Order 10867
District of Alaska (1884)
(District Court created May 17, 1884)
Marshal | Date | Vice |
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Hillyer, M.C. | July 5, 1884 (C) | Original Appointment |
Atkins, Barton |
July 21, 1885 (R) July 26, 1886 (C) |
Hillyer (Suspended) |
Porter, Orville T. |
June 21, 1889 (R) February 11, 1890 (C) |
Atkins (Resigned) |
Williams, Louis L. |
February 20, 1894 (C) |
Porter (Term Expired) |
Shoup, James M. | June 26, 1897 (C) | Williams (Removed) |
District of Alaska, Division #1
(Created June 6, 1900. Became Territory of Alaska, Division #1 on August 24, 1912.)
Marshal | Date | Vice |
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Shoup, James M. |
June 6, 1900 (C) April 27, 1904 (C) March 30, 1908 (C) |
Himself, as Marshal of District of Alaska |
Sutherland, Daniel A. |
April 28, 1909 (C) |
Shoup (Resigned) |
Faulkner, Herbert L. |
April 28, 1910 (C.A.) May 9, 1911 (C) |
Sutherland (Removed) |
Bishop, Harry A. |
May 13, 1914 (C.A.) May 28, 1914 (C) |
Faulkner (Removed) |
Tanner, J.M. |
April 14, 1917 (C.A.) June 2, 1917 (C) |
Bishop (Resigned) |
Beaumont, George D. | August 16, 1921 (C) | Tanner (Term Expired) |
White, Albert |
May 19, 1926 (C) February 25, 1931 (C) |
Beaumont (Term Expired) |
Mahoney, William T. |
December 9, 1933 (R) April 5, 1934 (C) April 22, 1938 (C) July 7, 1942 (C) July 15, 1946 (C) |
White (Resigned) |
Hellan, Walter G. | August 31, 1950 (C.A.) | Mahoney (Deceased) |
Thompson, Sidney J. |
October 30, 1951 (R) April 8, 1952 (C) |
Hellan (Court Appointed) |
Byington, Glenn L. | January 29, 1953 (C.A.) | Thompson (Resigned) |
Wilder, Claire A. |
October 27, 1953 (R) March 9, 1954 (C) May 8, 1958 (C) |
Byington (Court Appointed) |
District of Alaska, Division #2
(Created June 6, 1900. Became Territory of Alaska Division #2, on August 24, 1912.)
Marshal | Date | Vice |
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Vawter, Cornelius L. |
June 6, 1900 (C) |
Original Appointment |
Richards, Frank H. |
February 13, 1901 |
Vawter (Resigned) |
Dunn, John H. |
November 23, 1904 (C.A.) |
Richards (Removed) |
Powell, Thomas Cader |
January 24, 1905 (C) June 16, 1909 (C) |
Dunn (Court Appointee) |
Jordan, Emmet R. |
June 5, 1913 (C) October 24, 1918 (C) |
Powell (Term Expired) |
Griffith, Morris W. | August 19, 1921 (C) | Jordan (Resigned) |
Jones, Charles D. |
April 21, 1925 (C.A.) June 30, 1926 (C) April 28, 1932 (C) |
Griffith (Deceased) |
Gaffney, Thomas J. |
August 24, 1933 (R) January 26, 1934 (C) |
Jones (Resigned) |
Mozee, Benjamin B. |
December 9, 1937 (C.A.) February 14, 1938 (C) March 4, 1942 (C) May 13, 1946 (C) July 5, 1950 (C) |
Gaffney (Deceased) |
Oliver, Robert W. |
May 12, 1955 (C) |
Mozee (Term Expired) |
District of Alaska, Division #3
District of Alaska, Division #4
District of Alaska (1958)