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Ernest Henry Gruening war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und von 1939 bis 1953 Gouverneur des Alaska-Territoriums sowie von 1959 bis 1969 US-Senator für den Bundesstaat Alaska.
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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Ernest Gruening, a journalist, politician and advocate for Alaska's rights and statehood. He served as territorial governor, U.S. senator, and author of several books on Alaska history and politics.
With his appointment in 1934 as director of the Division of Territories and Island Possessions within the Department of the Interior under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gruening worked to improve conditions for United States citizens outside the continental boundaries.
20. Nov. 1998 · A political biography of Ernest Gruening, a longtime dissenter on domestic and international affairs in twentieth-century America. Learn about his career as a reformer, a governor, a senator, and an opponent of U.S. military intervention in Vietnam.
Ernest Gruening was a U.S. senator from Alaska (1959–1969) and a critic of U.S. policies in Vietnam. He advocated for Alaska statehood, democracy abroad, and environmental issues.
Dr. Emil Gruening, a highly respected Manhattan eye and ear specialist who had migrated from Prussia in 1861 to escape compulsory military service only to end up fighting in the Union Army during the Americar Civil War. Raised in a cosmopolitan household, young Gruening's first language was German; and he travelled and studied in Europe before
