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Ernest Henry Gruening ( / ˈɡriːnɪŋ / GREEN-ing; February 6, 1887 – June 26, 1974) was an American journalist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Gruening was the governor of the Alaska Territory from 1939 until 1953, and a United States Senator from Alaska from 1959 until 1969.
Ernest Gruening was a journalist, governor, and senator who fought for Alaska statehood and civil rights. He was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Alaska and a building on the Fairbanks Campus was named after him.
Nov 20, 1998 · Ernest Gruening is perhaps best known for his vehement fight against U.S. military involvement in Vietnam, where he set himself apart by casting one of two votes against the Tonkin Gulf Resolution in 1964.
Ernest Gruening (pronounced "Greening") was a man who wore many hats in his lifetime: from WWI soldier to physician to journalist. He next worked his way into politics, eventually gaining the presidential appointment as territorial governor of Alaska, and onward to a prestigious seat in the U.S. Senate.
Ernest Gruening was a journalist, governor, and senator who advocated for Alaska statehood. He was born in New York City in 1887 and died in Washington, D.C., in 1974.
GRUENING, Ernest. ( b. 6 February 1887 in New York City; d. 26 June 1974 in Washington, D.C.), U.S. senator from Alaska (1959–1969) and ardent opponent of U.S. policies in Vietnam.
Mount Ernest Gruening is a 6,015+ ft (1,830+ m) glaciated mountain summit located in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, in the U.S. state of Alaska.
