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He was the third Secretary of State of Alaska from 1969 to 1970, and was the last person to serve under that title, as the title was changed to lieutenant governor by a constitutional amendment passed by voters on August 25, 1970, making him the first lieutenant governor of Alaska.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"26 November 1929","date":"1929-11-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534479#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Addy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3474840"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534479#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"3 April 1997","date":"1997-04-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534479#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Seattle","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5083"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534479#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534479#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"businessperson","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43845"},{"text":"civil servant","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212238"},{"text":"electrician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165029"},{"text":"lumberjack","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1124183"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534479#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Republican Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29468"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534479#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Commissioner (1978–1982)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119496581","start":"1978","end":"1982"},{"text":"Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (1969–1970)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60095901","start":"1969","end":"1970"},{"text":"Commissioner (1966–1969)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119496581","start":"1966","end":"1969"},{"text":"mayor (1963–1966)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30185","start":"1963","end":"1966"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534479#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Ward","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1534479"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Robert W. Ward born?","a":"Robert W. Ward was born on 26 November 1929 in Addy."},{"q":"What positions has Robert W. Ward held?","a":"Positions held by Robert W. Ward include: Commissioner (1978–1982); Lieutenant Governor of Alaska (1969–1970); Commissioner (1966–1969); mayor (1963–1966)."}],"related":[{"name":"Jack Coghill","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jack-coghill"},{"name":"Byron Mallott","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/byron-mallott"},{"name":"Bill Haslam","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/bill-haslam"},{"name":"David Koch","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-koch"},{"name":"JB Pritzker","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jb-pritzker"},{"name":"Jeff Greene","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jeff-greene"},{"name":"John Catsimatidis","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-catsimatidis"},{"name":"Mark Cuban","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mark-cuban"},{"name":"Meg Whitman","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/meg-whitman"},{"name":"Penny Pritzker","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/penny-pritzker"},{"name":"Ronald Lauder","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ronald-lauder"},{"name":"Ross Perot","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ross-perot"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Robert W. 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