100 Years of Alaska's Legislature
"From Territorial Days to Today"
1913 to 2013
Juneau, Alaska
State & Territorial
Luther Hess
OCCUPATION:Lawyer, Miner, Businessman from Fairbanks
BIRTH DATE/PLACE:12/28/1865; Milton, Illinois
SPOUSE:Harriet Belle Trimmer
EDUCATION:High School: Perry, Illinois; Whipple Academy, Jacksonville, Illinois College/University: Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois, BA 1891 Post Graduate: Studied Law, Lawyer's Office, Pittsfield, Illinois
EMPLOYMENT:School Teacher, Illinois;
School Principal, Illinois;
Admitted, Supreme Court, Illinois, 1897;
Joined, Klondike Stampede to Dawson via Dyea trail, 1898;
Licensed to Practice Law, Alaska, 1901;
Assistant US District Attorney, Fairbanks, 1902 - 1905;
Organizer/Employee/Director, 1st National Bank of Fairbanks;
Chairman, Selective Service Board, WWI;
Director, ARRC;
Member, Alaska Planning Council
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS:President/Member, Alaska Miners' Association; Member, Pioneers; Member, Rotary Club; Member, Masons