William K. Boardman Explained

Birth Name:William Knight Boardman
Birth Date:3 February 1915
Birth Place:Nevada, Iowa, U.S.
Death Place:Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Drake University
Office:Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives
Term Start:1967
Term End:1969
Predecessor:Mike Gravel
Successor:Jalmar M. Kerttula
State House2:Alaska
Term Start2:January 23, 1961
Term End2:January 10, 1971
Predecessor2:(at large)
Successor2:Richard Whittaker
District2:1st
Prior Term2:2nd district 1961–1963
Occupation:Insurance underwriter, politician
Spouse:Florence Pratt,
Genie Chance (1971-1993)
Children:1

William Knight Boardman (February 3, 1915 – March 18, 1993) was a Republican Alaska legislator who served as Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968.

Born in Iowa, Boardman was a resident of Ketchikan, Alaska. An insurance businessman, he served as a member of the Territorial House of Representatives from the 1st District from 1953 to 1954, and as an Alaskan alternate delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention.

In 1960, Boardman was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives and served in that office through the remainder of the decade. He was the senior member of the House at the time of his reelection defeat in 1970. From 1967 to 1968, he was the 4th Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives. His predecessor, Democrat Mike Gravel, was a U.S. Senator from 1969 to 1981.

Boardman was a Methodist. Married three times, he had one daughter. He died in Palm Springs, California on March 18, 1993, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau, Alaska.

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