Thomas J. McCroskey

Thomas J. McCroskey

Thomas J. McCroskey (1874-1948) was Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 1933 to 1934.

Biography

Tom McCroskey was born into a Santa Maria Valley pioneer family in Santa Barbara, California in 1874. He took part in the Fairbanks Gold Rush, moving to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1904 in order to prospect for gold. He took a job with the Alaska Road Commission in Fairbanks, and transferred to Anchorage in 1927.

In 1933, McCroskey defeated Carl E. Martin, 387 to 363 votes to become Mayor of Anchorage.Citation
title = New Officials Chosen In Anchorage City Electoral Contest
newspaper = Anchorage Daily Times
pages = 8
year = 1933
date = April 5, 1933 ] He served a single term, and did not run again. In 1938, he retired to Santa Barbara, where he died on October 28, 1948 at the age of 74.

References

; General
* cite book
last = Bagoy
first = John P.
title = Legends & Legacies: Anchorage 1910-1935
date = 2001
pages = 293-294
isbn = 1888125918
* Citation
title = Tom McCrosky, Alaskan Pioneer, Dies In States
newspaper = Anchorage Daily Times
pages = 3
year = 1948
date = November 6, 1948 ; Specific


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