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Robert Holton Ziegler, Sr. (March 27, 1921 – September 29, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician.
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Robert Ziegler Sr.
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature'' , - 1921 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American lawyers Alaska lawyers Democratic Party Alaska state senators Deaths from cancer in Alaska Members of the Alaska Territorial Legislature Politicians from Baltimore People from Ketchikan, Alaska University of Virginia School of Law alumni 20th-century American politicians United States Army personnel of World War II {{Alaska-politician-stub
Robert Holton Ziegler, Sr. (March 27, 1921 – September 29, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
, Ziegler served in the United States Army Medical Corps
The Medical Corps (MC) of the U.S. Army is a staff corps (non-combat specialty branch) of the U.S. Army Medical Department (AMEDD) consisting of commissioned medical officers – physicians with either an M.D. or a D.O. degree, at least one ...
during World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...
. He then received his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law
The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law or UVA Law) is the law school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson as part of his "academical v ...
in 1948. He then moved to Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan ( ; tli, Kichx̱áan) is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of Alaska. It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic District.
With a population at the 20 ...
and practiced law with his father A. H. Ziegler
Adolph Holton Ziegler (December 20, 1889 – May 17, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in Easton, Maryland, Ziegler studied law in Easton and then moved to Alaska Territory where he studied law and was admitted to the Alaska bar. ...
who served in the Alaska Territorial Legislature. From 1957 until 1959, Ziegler served in the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives and was a Democrat. Then from 1965 until 1987. Ziegler served in the Alaska State Senate. He owned the Ziegler House (Ketchikan, Alaska)
The Ziegler House, also known as the Ziegler/Pitcher House, is a historic house at 623 Grant Street in Ketchikan, Alaska. It is a two-story wood frame residence, set on a hillside. It is roughly rectangular in shape, with a hip roof with clip ...
. Ziegler died of cancer in Ketchikan, Alaska.'Former Ketchikan Legislator Bob Ziegler Dies of Cancer,' Sitka Daily Sentinel, September 30, 1991, pg. 2
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Robert Ziegler Sr.
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature'' , - 1921 births 1991 deaths 20th-century American lawyers Alaska lawyers Democratic Party Alaska state senators Deaths from cancer in Alaska Members of the Alaska Territorial Legislature Politicians from Baltimore People from Ketchikan, Alaska University of Virginia School of Law alumni 20th-century American politicians United States Army personnel of World War II {{Alaska-politician-stub