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appointed Ward as Alaska commissioner of administration in late 1966. It was in this position that he became the
Secretary of State. One of the responsibilities of Alaska's governor is to craft an order of succession from amongst the cabinet officers. When Hickel resigned to become the
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for his leukemia in order to participate in the balloting. He died on April 3, 1997, in
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193:Seattle, Washington
132:Keith Harvey Miller
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335:Jay Hammond
309:Red Boucher
220:electrician
127:Preceded by
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228:U.S. state
224:Republican
204:Republican
169:1929-11-26
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649:T. Miller
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305:Bill Egan
107:In office
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517:(1977).
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342:leukemia
282:Governor
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