George Hohman

George Harold Hohman, Jr. (June 2, 1932 – November 20, 2006) was an American teacher and politician.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Holman moved with his family to Glennie, Michigan and then graduated from high school in Oscoda, Michigan in 1950. In 1952, Hohman served in the United States Army and studied the Russian language. In 1954, Hohman was sent to Fort Richardson in Alaska to study the Russian language and how this influenced the Native Alaskan language.

After his service in the United States Army, Hohman graduated from Michigan State University. In 1962, he moved back to Alaska and settled in Bethel, Alaska where he taught school.

From 1967 to 1973, Holman served in the Alaska House of Representatives and was a Democrat. Then, from 1973 to 1981, Holman served in the Alaska State Senate. In 1981, he was convicted of bribery and was then expelled from the Alaska Senate. Hohman died from cancer at a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska.[1][2][3]

Notes
  1. Project Jukebox- University of Alaska Fairbanks
  2. 'George H. Holman Jr.-obituary,' Anchorage Daily News, February 2, 2007
  3. 'Alaska state senator gets three years in prison,' UPI Archives, March 6, 1982


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