Robert H. "Bob" Bettisworth (August 23, 1926 – February 13, 2015) was an American businessman and politician. Born in

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, Bettisworth went to Fairbanks,

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, in 1948, to look for gold. Later he started a masonry business and was also in the grocery and real estate businesses. From 1965 to 1976, Bettisworth served in the Fairbanks-North Star Borough Assembly and was presiding officer of the borough assembly. From 1979 to 1985, Bettisworth served in the

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. He died in Mesa, Arizona.Alaska Legislature-Robert Bettisworth
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Robert Bettisworth
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature'' 1926 births 2015 deaths American construction businesspeople American real estate businesspeople Businesspeople from Fairbanks, Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly members Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives People from Coffeyville, Kansas Politicians from Fairbanks, Alaska 20th-century American businesspeople {{Alaska-politician-stub