William K. Boardman

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.

William K. Boardman
Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office 1967–1969
Preceded by	Mike Gravel
Succeeded by	Jalmar M. Kerttula
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 1st district 2nd district 1961–1963
In office January 23, 1961 – January 10, 1971 Serving with Walter L. Kubley (1961–1965), Lucille Pinkerton (1965–1967), Pete Cessnun (1967–1969), Frank Peratrovich (1969–1971)
Preceded by	(at large)
Succeeded by	Richard Whittaker
Personal details
Born	William Knight Boardman (1915-02-03)February 3, 1915 Nevada, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 18, 1993(1993-03-18) (aged 78) Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Florence Pratt, Genie Chance (1971-1993)
Children	1
Alma mater	Drake University
Occupation	Insurance underwriter, politician

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 1956 Republican National Convention.

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 U.S. Senator from 1969 to 1981.

Boardman was a Methodist. Married three times, he had one daughter. He died in Palm Springs, California on March 18, 1993, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Juneau, Alaska.

External links

• Entry in Political Graveyard
• Obituary in the New York Times
• William Boardman at 100 Years of Alaska's Legislature