Tony Knowles (politician)
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| 7th Governor of Alaska | |
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In office December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002 |
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| Lieutenant | Fran Ulmer |
| Preceded by | Walter J. Hickel |
| Succeeded by | Frank Murkowski |
| Mayor of Anchorage | |
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In office 1981–1987 |
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| Preceded by | George M. Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | Tom Fink |
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January 1, 1943 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Knowles |
| Residence | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Businessman |
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1962-1966 |
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Anthony Carroll "Tony" Knowles (born January 1, 1943) is an American Democratic politician and businessman who served as the seventh Governor of Alaska from December 1994 to December 2002. Barred from seeking a third consecutive term as governor in 2002, he ran unsuccessfully for the Senate in 2004 and again for governor in 2006.
Knowles was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He volunteered for the United States Army in 1962, joining the 82nd Airborne Division, and later served in Vietnam. Knowles achieved passage of legislation to create guaranteed veterans housing in the state's Pioneer's Homes, and honored their service through official days of recognition and the naming of Mount POW/MIA.
He earned a degree in economics from Yale University in 1968. There, he was a Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter) brother of George W. Bush. After graduation, he moved to Alaska and worked on oil drilling rigs on the North Slope and in Cook Inlet. In 1969, Knowles started his first of four restaurants including the Downtown Deli & Café in Anchorage.
An avid fly fisherman, cross-country skier, and (retired) marathon runner, Tony Knowles and his wife, former First Lady of Alaska Susan Knowles, currently reside in Anchorage, Alaska. They have three children, Devon, Luke, and Sara. His older brother, Porter Knowles, resides in Kansas.
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