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Edmund N. Orbeck
Orbeck in 1977
Member of the Alaska Senate
In office
1960–1961
Appointed byWilliam A. Egan
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
In office
1964–1975
Personal details
Born(1915-09-16)September 16, 1915
West Union, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2012(2012-01-06) (aged 96)
Arizona, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]

Edmund N. Orbeck (September 16, 1915 – January 6, 2012) was an American football player, coach and politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska Senate.[2]

Life and career

Orbeck was born in West Union, Minnesota.[3] He played American football for the Los Angeles Bulldogs and Hollywood Rangers.[4] He then was a football coach at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1949.[5]

In 1960, Orbeck was appointed to the Alaska Senate by Governor William A. Egan,[6] serving until 1961. In 1964, he was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives, serving until 1975.[2]

Orbeck died on January 6, 2012, in Arizona, at the age of 96.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Compromise Necessary To Lawmaker". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Fairbanks, Alaska. August 16, 1968. p. 16. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ a b "Alaska Constitutional Convention" (PDF). Alaska Legislature. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Alaska Blue Book, Division of State Libraries and Archives, 1981, p. 15
  4. ^ "State flags to be lowered in Orbeck's honor". Anchorage Daily News. January 10, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Outstanding Civic Leaders and America, Outstanding American Foundation, 1968
  6. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives, ... Session: Volume 1, House of Representatives, 1960
  7. ^ "Edmund Orbeck Obituary (1915-2012)". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. May 20, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2023.


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