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Robert Holton Ziegler, Sr. (March 27, 1921 – September 29, 1991) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

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, Ziegler served in the

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during

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. He then received his law degree from the

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in 1948. He then moved to

Ketchikan, Alaska Ketchikan ( ; tli, Kichx̱áan) is a city in and the borough seat of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of Alaska. It is the state's southeasternmost major settlement. Downtown Ketchikan is a National Historic District. With a population at the 202 ...

and practiced law with his father A. H. Ziegler who served in the Alaska Territorial Legislature. From 1957 until 1959, Ziegler served in the Alaska Territorial House of Representatives and was a

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. Then from 1965 until 1987. Ziegler served in the

Alaska State Senate The Alaska State Senate is the upper house in the Alaska Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Alaska. It convenes in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska and is responsible for making laws and confirming or rejecting gube ...

. He owned the Ziegler House (Ketchikan, Alaska). Ziegler died of cancer in Ketchikan, Alaska.'Former Ketchikan Legislator Bob Ziegler Dies of Cancer,' Sitka Daily Sentinel, September 30, 1991, pg. 2

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