What is Jay Hammond?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Jay Hammond |image = Jay Hammond 1975.jpg |order = 4th [[List of governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska]] |lieutenant = [[Lowell Thomas Jr.]]<br>[[Terry Miller (politician)|Terry Miller]] |term_start = December 2, 1974 |term_end = December 6, 1982 |predecessor = [[William A. Egan|Bill Egan]] |successor = [[Bill Sheffield]] |birth_name = Jay Sterner Hammond |birth_date = {{birth date|1922|7|21}} |birth_place = [[Troy, New York]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2005|8|2|1922|7|21}} |death_place = [[Port Alsworth, Alaska]], U.S. |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |otherparty = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (1958–1960) |spouse = {{Marriage|[[Bella Hammond|Bella Gardiner]]|1952}} |children = 3 |education = [[Pennsylvania State University]]<br>[[University of Alaska Fairbanks|University of Alaska, Fairbanks]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) |signature = Jay Hammond signature 82prm.JPG |allegiance = United States |branch = [[United States Marine Corps]] |serviceyears = 1942–1946 |battles = [[World War II]] |unit = [[VMA-214|Black Sheep Squadron]] }} '''Jay Sterner Hammond''' (July 21, 1922 – August 2, 2005) was an American politician of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], who served as the [[List of Governors of Alaska|fourth]] [[governor of Alaska]] from 1974 to 1982. Hammond survived a rafting accident on August 6, 1988, while shooting an episode of the series on the Tana River in [[Wrangell-St. Elias National Park]]. <ref>{{cite news|title=Film crew's raft trip ends in death; former governor escapes injury in Wrangell St. Elias accident which claims 3|first=David|last=Hulen|newspaper=[[Anchorage Daily News]]|publisher=[[The McClatchy Company]]|location=[[Anchorage]]|date=August 8, 1988|page=A1}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Jay}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2005 deaths]] [[Category:Governors of Alaska]] [[C