George Miscovich

George J. Miscovich (1916–1999) was American-Croat politician and speaker of the Alaska territorial House of Representatives.

George J. Miscovich
21 Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office
1953–1955
Preceded byWilliam A. Egan
Succeeded byWendell P. Kay
Personal details
Born1916
Flat, Alaska
Died1999 (aged 8283)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKate Stanković

Biography

He was born in Flat in family of scientist Peter Miscovich and Stane Bagoy, two Croatian emigrants. He got his name by his grandfather George (cro. Đuro). He attended high school in Fairbanks and he served with the US Army Air Forces in World War II. Afterward George was a miner near Flat and Poorman. George was elected to the Alaska territorial House of Representatives as a Republican in 1948. From 1953. to 1955, he was speaker of the House.

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