Adolph Holton Ziegler (December 20, 1889 – May 17, 1972) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in
Easton, Maryland
Easton is an incorporated town in and the county seat of Talbot County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,945 at the 2010 census, with an estimated population in 2019 of 16,671. The primary ZIP Code is 21601, and the secondary ...
, Ziegler studied law in Easton and then moved to
Alaska Territory where he studied law and was admitted to the Alaska bar. During
World War I, Ziegler served in the
United States Navy and was in the intelligence service. In 1919, he moved to
Ketchikan, Alaska and owned the
Ziegler House (Ketchikan, Alaska)
The Ziegler House, also known as the Ziegler/Pitcher House, is a historic house at 623 Grant Street in Ketchikan, Alaska. It is a two-story wood frame residence, set on a hillside. It is roughly rectangular in shape, with a hip roof with clip ...
. In 1929, 1931 to 1935, Ziegler served in the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives and in 1938 and 1939 was mayor of Ketchikan, Alaska. He also served on the Alaska Territorial Board of Education from 1935 until 1959. His son was
Bob Ziegler
state Alaska
Robert Holton Ziegler, Sr. (March 27, 1921 – September 29, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Ziegler served in the United States Army Medical Corps during World War II. He then received his l ...
, who served in the Alaska Territorial and State Legislatures. Ziegler died in a hospital in
Seattle,
Washington.
["Pioneer Alaskan Dies", ''Sikta Daily Sentinel,'' May 19, 1972, pg. 2]
References
External links
A. H. Zieglerat ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature''
1889 births
1972 deaths
Alaska Democrats
Alaska lawyers
United States Navy personnel of World War I
Mayors of places in Alaska
Members of the Alaska Territorial Legislature
People from Easton, Maryland
People from Ketchikan, Alaska
School board members in Alaska
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American lawyers
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