George Silides

American politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican politician
PlacesUnited States of America
wasPolitician Businessperson Engineer Civil engineer
Work fieldBusiness Engineering Politics
Gender
Male
Birth28 June 1922, New York City, New York, USA
Death17 February 2021Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA (aged 98 years)
Star signCancer
Family
Spouse:Kathryn Poland
Education
Stuyvesant High School
United States Military Academy
The details

Biography

George Constantine Silides (June 28, 1922 – February 17, 2022) was an American politician who was a member of the Alaska Senate from 1973 to 1974. A Republican, Silides was appointed to fill the vacancy created when Don Young was elected to the United States House of Representatives.

Life and career

Silides was born in New York City, New York and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1938. He graduated from United States Military Academy at West Point in 1946 with an engineering degree. He served in the United States Army. He moved to Alaska and started an engineering firm near Fairbanks.

Prior to serving in the Senate, Silides ran unsuccessfully three times for the Alaska House.

In 1976, Silides brought a case to the Alaska Supreme Court asserting that he complied with the filing requirements of the state in an attempt to run for House District 20.

Silides moved to Escondido, California with his wife, when he retired. He died on February 17, 2022, in Escondido, at the age of 99.

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