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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Dr. R. M. MacKenzie of Ketchikan resigned from the Alaska Territorial Senate on Oct. 16 to accept appointment as dental director of the Alaska Native Service, effective immediately. A Democrat elected in 1948, he had served in multiple sessions and held various leadership roles.
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KETCHIKAN. Alaska, Oct. 16-(A)--Dr. R. M. MacKenzie of Ketchikan announced his resignation today from the Alaska Territorial Senate.
He said he was resigning to accept appointment as dental director of the Alaska Native Service, effective at once.
Dr. MacKenzie. a Democrat, was elected to the Senate in 1948. He served in the 1949 special and regular sessions and in the 1951 Legislature. He has served several years as President of the Alaska Dental Board. He helped organize the first Lions club in Alaska and was the first Alaska District Governor of it. He also has served as secretary of the public utilities board here.
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Ketchikan, Alaska
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Oct. 16
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resignation effective at once to accept appointment as dental director of the alaska native service.
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Dr. R. M. MacKenzie announced his resignation from the Alaska Territorial Senate to accept appointment as dental director of the Alaska Native Service. A Democrat, he was elected in 1948 and served in the 1949 special and regular sessions and the 1951 Legislature. He has served several years as President of the Alaska Dental Board, helped organize the first Lions club in Alaska, was the first Alaska District Governor of it, and served as secretary of the public utilities board.