GRAVEL, Maurice Robert (Mike) (1930-2021)
Democrat of Alaska 
0th congressional district
Served in Senate 1969-1980
Biography
A Senator from Alaska; born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 13, 1930; attended private schools; graduated, Columbia University 1956; member of the United States Army, Counter Intelligence Corps 1951-1954; member, Alaska house of representatives 1962-1966, elected speaker in 1965; author; engaged in real estate development in Anchorage and Kenai; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1968; reelected in 1974, and served from January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1981; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1980; was a resident of Seaside, Calif., until his death on June 26, 2021.Courtesy of Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
