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John Rustgard
John Rustgard (21 October 1863 – 12 February 1950) was a Norwegian-American lawyer and politician who served as the 3rd Attorney General of the Alaska Territory as a member of the Republican party from 1920 to 1933. He remains the longest serving attorney general of Alaska to date.The Pathfinder of Alaska, November 1920 issue, p. 24 Early life John Rustgard was born in Beitstad, Norway in 1863. He left Norway as a cabin boy on a clipper ship, and ended up settling in Minnesota. Rustgard attended school in Red Wing, Minnesota and earned a law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1890. Afterward, Rustgard worked in Minneapolis as a schoolteacher from 1890 to 1892 before practicing law from 1892 to 1900. He married Alice Jane Adeane in 1902 and stayed with her until her death in 1924 before remarrying with Josephine Michaelson. Political career John Rustgard moved to Nome, Alaska in 1900, where he practiced law and became the City attorney for Nome for two terms unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska Attorney General
The Alaska Attorney General is the chief legal advisor to the Government of Alaska, government of the State of Alaska and to its List of Governors of Alaska, governor. The Attorney General is appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Alaska Legislature. The position has existed since the early days of the Territory of Alaska, though it was an elected rather than an appointed position prior to statehood. The Attorney General also serves as the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Law, and is the only commissioner of a principal department of Alaska state government not referred to as "Commissioner" in normal usage. List of attorneys general In the earliest days of the Alaska Territory, the Territorial Counsel served as the de facto attorney general. Only one person, John H. Cobb, served in this position. The 2nd Alaska Territorial Legislature in 1915 created the Office of the Attorney General, to become effective after the 1916 general election. The attorney general's posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
