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Michael Anthony Stepovich (March 12, 1919 – February 14, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the last non-acting Governor of the Territory of Alaska. Stepovich served as Territorial Governor from 1957 to 1958, and Alaska was given U.S. statehood in 1959.
Apr 1, 2020 · A true northern pioneer far from his Eastern European home, 'Wise' Mike Stepovich, settles in a new land and leaves behind a historic legacy in Alaska's Golden Heart City. The history of Fairbanks is not unlike many other gold rush settlements, rife with rugged explorers, savvy tycoons and luckless vagabonds.
Feb 14, 2014 · ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A man who lobbied congressional members for Alaska statehood and served as one of the state’s last territorial governors has died. Mike Stepovich died early Friday in a San Diego hospital at the age of 94, his daughter, Antonia Stepovich Gore, told The Associated Press. Services are pending. “Our hearts are full,” she said.
‘Wise’ Mike Stepovich: Self-educated prospector and miner from Montenegro (Yugoslavia) that mined placer and lode gold and tungsten in the Fairbanks Mining District. Patriarch of the Stepovich family in Alaska
Jul 7, 2016 · FAIRBANKS -- State leaders, family and friends have gathered here to pay their last respects to Mike Stepovich, a longtime lawyer and family patriarch who served as territorial governor...
Feb 15, 2014 · Former Alaska territorial Gov. Mike Stepovich has died at the age of 94. His daughter, Antonia Stepovich Gore, tells The Associated Press that he died early Friday morning at a hospital in San...
Sep 28, 2016 · A big chapter of Alaska history closed Friday morning when Michael Anthony "Mike" Stepovich, the last surviving territorial governor of Alaska, died in San Diego. He was 94.
