Scott Cardelle Bone (February 15, 1860January 26, 1936) was the fourth Territorial Governor of

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, serving from 1921 to 1925. A Republican, he was appointed by President

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. He is perhaps best known for making the decision to use

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s to transport

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antitoxin 674 miles rather than use a plane in the now-famous 1925 Serum Run, (also known as the "Great Race of Mercy") from which the

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stems. Bone was born in

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. He led a very productive life, belonged to numerous organizations and held almost as many positions, such as: chairman of the Alaska Bureau of the

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, delegate-at-large to the

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, member (and at one time president of) the

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, member of the National Press Association, director of publicity for the

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, life member of the

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, the Yacht and Country Club of

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, and the Decorated Order of Sacred Treasure of Japan, and a member of the

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. He was the editor of ''

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'', founded ''

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'' and later was the editor of the ''

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''. He was a friend of Pres. Warren G. Harding, Pres.

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, Pres.

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, and Alice Roosevelt. He hosted President Harding and his entourage while they visited Alaska in July 1923.

Books

* ''Alaska, Its Past, Present, and Future'' * ''Chechahco and Sourdough: A Story of Alaska'' * ''Sketches of Statesmen'' * ''Political Remembrances''

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The Political Graveyard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bone, Scott C. 1860 births 1936 deaths Alaska Republicans American Disciples of Christ Editors of Washington, D.C., newspapers Governors of Alaska Territory People from Shelby County, Indiana Writers from Alaska Writers from Indiana Burials at Santa Barbara Cemetery 20th-century Alaska politicians

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