William A. Egan

Bill Egan
Egan in 1973
1st Governor of Alaska
In office
December 7, 1970 – December 2, 1974
LieutenantH. A. Boucher
Preceded byKeith Miller
Succeeded byJay Hammond
In office
January 3, 1959 – December 5, 1966
LieutenantHugh Wade
Preceded byWaino Hendrickson (as Territorial Governor)
Succeeded byWally Hickel
United States Shadow Senator
from the Alaska Territory
In office
October 6, 1956 – January 3, 1959
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byBob Bartlett (U.S. Senator)
Personal details
Born
William Allen Egan

(1914-10-08)October 8, 1914
Valdez, Territory of Alaska, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 1984(1984-05-06) (aged 69)
Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseNeva McKittrick (1940–1984)
Children2, including Dennis
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Battles/warsWorld War II

William Allen Egan (October 8, 1914 – May 6, 1984) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the first governor of the State of Alaska from January 3, 1959, to 1966 and 1970 to 1974, as well as a shadow U.S. Senator from Alaska Territory from 1956 to 1959. Born in Valdez, Alaska, Egan is one of only two governors in the state's history (along with Bill Walker) to have been born in Alaska. He was the Democratic nominee in the first five gubernatorial elections (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, and 1974).