Bobby Sheldon | |
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| Born | Robert Edwards Sheldon Jr. June 3, 1883 Snohomish, Washington |
| Died | January 4, 1983 (aged 99) Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, politician |
| Spouse | Anne Bergman |
| Children | 1 |
| Representative, Alaska Territorial Legislature | |
| In office 1925–1926 | |
| Representative, Alaska Territorial Legislature | |
| In office 1927–1928 | |
| Representative, 1st Alaska State Legislature | |
| In office 1959–1961 | |
| Representative, 4th Alaska State Legislature | |
| In office 1965–1967 | |
Robert Edwards Sheldon Jr. (June 3, 1883 – January 4, 1983) was an American automobile enthusiast, businessman, government official and politician. As a boy, Sheldon accompanied his father to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush and remained there the rest of his life. He built the first automobile in Alaska, was the first to drive an automobile from Fairbanks to Valdez, and championed the construction of roads in Alaska as the state road commissioner. Sheldon served in two sessions of the Alaska Territorial Legislature and two terms in the Alaska State Legislature. He was variously a power company engineer, the postmaster for Fairbanks, the general manager for the Mt. McKinley Tourist & Transportation Company, and the executive director of the Unemployment Compensation Commission of Alaska.