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Judge Wickersham takes his seat
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First Statehood Bill - Wickersham introduced the idea of statehood to congress43 years before it became a reality.
"Judge Wickersham takeshis seat in Congress."
Photocopy
of
article
from the
FAIRBANKS
NEWS
,
March
17
,
1909
.
Washington
,
D
.
C
.,
March
17
,
Dele
gate
Wickersham
,of
Alaska
,
took
his
formal
oath
of
office
and was
seated
in the
house
of
representa
tives
yesterday
.
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