Jay S. Hammond
| Jay Sterner Hammond | |
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| 4th Governor of Alaska | |
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In office December 2, 1974 – December 6, 1982 |
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| Lieutenant |
Lowell Thomas, Jr. Terry Miller |
| Preceded by | William A. Egan |
| Succeeded by | Bill Sheffield |
| Member of the Alaska Senate | |
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In office 1967-1973 |
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| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
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In office 1959-1965 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 21, 1922 Troy, New York, U.S. |
| Died | August 2, 2005 (aged 83) Port Alsworth, Alaska, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (1958-1960) |
| Spouse(s) | Bella Hammond (née Gardiner) |
| Alma mater | Penn State, University of Alaska |
| Profession | Politician, pilot |
| Religion | Methodist |
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Jay Sterner Hammond (July 21, 1922 – August 2, 2005) was an American politician of the Republican Party, who served as the fourth Governor of Alaska from 1974 to 1982. Hammond was born in Troy, New York and served as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II with the Black Sheep Squadron. In 1946, he moved to Alaska where he worked as a bush pilot. Hammond served as a state representative from 1959 to 1965 and as a state senator from 1967 to 1973. From 1972 until 1974 he was the mayor of the Bristol Bay Borough. Then, in 1974, he was elected governor of Alaska. He oversaw the creation of the Alaska Permanent Fund in 1976, which, since the early 1980s, has paid annual dividends to Alaska residents. He advocated for fiscal responsibility. When his tenure as governor was over, he continued to be active in public life. He advocated for environmentally and fiscally responsible government and individual civic responsibility. From 1985 to 1992 he hosted a television series called Jay Hammond’s Alaska. He wrote three autobiographies.
Jay Sterner Hammond was born in Troy, New York in 1922. Hammond studied petroleum engineering at Penn State University, where he was a member of Triangle Fraternity. He later served as a Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II with the Black Sheep Squadron, and in China, until 1946. That year, Hammond moved to Alaska where he worked as a bush pilot and earned a degree in biological sciences at the University of Alaska.
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