William Knight Boardman (February 3, 1915 – March 18, 1993) was a Republican Alaska 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 to 1954, and as an Alaskan alternate delegate to the

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. In 1960, Boardman was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives and served in that office through the remainder of the decade. He was the senior member of the House at the time of his reelection defeat in 1970. From 1967 to 1968, he was the 4th Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives. His predecessor, Democrat Mike Gravel, was a

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from 1969 to 1981. Boardman was a Methodist. Married three times, he had one daughter. He died in

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on March 18, 1993, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in

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William Boardman
at ''100 Years of Alaska's Legislature'' 1915 births 1993 deaths 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American legislators American businesspeople in insurance Businesspeople from Alaska Drake University alumni Insurance underwriters Members of the Alaska Territorial Legislature People from Ketchikan, Alaska People from Nevada, Iowa People from Palm Springs, California Speakers of the Alaska House of Representatives Republican Party members of the Alaska House of Representatives {{Alaska-politician-stub