Scott Cordelle Bone

Scott Cordelle Bone ( * February 15, 1860 in Shelby County, Indiana, † January 27, 1936 in Santa Barbara, California ) was an American politician and from 1921 to 1925 Governor of Alaska Territory. He was a member of the Republican Party. He achieved fame in 1925 by its decision regarding the use of sled dogs instead of an aircraft for the transport of diphtheria antitoxins 674 miles to Nome. The transport was known as the " Great Race of Mercy" and is the origin of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race.

Bone was one of a variety of organizations and held many offices such as: Chairman of the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, a delegate to numerous Republican National Conventions, member (and even President ) of the Gridiron Club, a member of the National Press Association, Publicity Director the Republican National Committee, a lifetime member of the American Red Cross, the Yacht and Country Club of Tampa Florida, and the Decorated Order of Sacred Treasure of Japan and a member of the Elks.

Bone was also editor of the Washington Post, founded the Washington Herald, and later was editor of the Seattle Post- Intelligencer. He also was a friend of President Harding, Taft, Roosevelt and his wife Alice Roosevelt.

Scott Cordelle Bone died on January 27, 1936 of a heart attack in Santa Barbara and was also buried there.

Works

• Alaska, Its Past, Present, and Future
• Chechahco and Sourdough: A Story of Alaska
• Sketches of Statesmen
• Political Remembrances