William K. Boardman

William K. Boardman

Infobox Person
name = William Knight Boardman
birth_date = birth date|1915|2|3
birth_place = Iowa, United States
death_date = death date and age|1993|3|18|1915|2|3
death_place = Palm Springs, California, United States
occupation = Politician
religion = Methodism
spouse = Genie Boardman
children = Nancy Eklund

William Knight Boardman (February 3, 1915ndash March 18, 1993) was a Republican United States legislator who served as Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1967 to 1968.

Born in Iowa, Boardman was a resident of Ketchikan, Alaska. An insurance businessman, he served as a member of the Territorial House of Representatives from the 1st District from 1953-1954, and as an Alaskan alternate delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention.

In 1961, he was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives, where he served until 1970. From 1967 to 1968, he was the 4th Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives. His predecessor, Democrat Mike Gravel, was a U.S. Senator from 1969-1981.

Boardman was a Methodist.

External links

* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boardman.html Political graveyard]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1DD1431F933A15750C0A965958260 Obituary]


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