The 1st Alaska State Legislature served during 1959 and 1960. All of its members were elected on November 25, 1958, when Alaska was in its last days as a territory. Terms The Alaska Constitution established that legislative terms begin on the fourth Monday in January following an election year, and that the date may be changed by statute. This legislature passed Senate Bill 70 in the first session, which placed the date into statute but did not actually change it. All terms began on January 26, 1959 All terms of representatives, and of those senators serving short terms, expired on January 22, 1961 All terms of senators serving long terms expired on January 27, 1963 Sessions 1st session: January 26, 1959 – April 16, 1959 2nd session: January 25, 1960 – March 29, 1960 Alaska Senate Make-up Members Leadership Senate President: William E. Beltz (D-Unalakleet) Alaska House of Representatives Make-up Members Leadership Speaker of the House: Warren A. Taylor (D-Fairbanks) See also List of Alaska State Legislatures 2nd Alaska State Legislature, the legislature following this one List of governors of Alaska List of speakers of the Alaska House of Representatives {AKLeg.gov} Notes External links Photos of individual and assembled members of the 1st Alaska State Legislature, as hosted at Alaska's Digital Archives Senate, in chambers Senate, on capitol steps Senate, collage of official photos House, in chambers House, on capitol steps House, collage of official photos Members of the 1st State Legislature who were also members of the 23rd Territorial Legislature Legislative staff William E. Beltz, Irene E. Ryan and Warren A. Taylor conferring William E. Beltz at Senate President's desk Howard C. Bradshaw Frank E. Cashel Frank X. Chapados John B. "Jack" Coghill Blanche L. (Preston) McSmith Ralph E. Moody accepting formal acknowledgement of Alaskan statehood in Boston, Massachusetts, September 1958 Thomas B. Stewart 1959 establishments in Alaska Alaska 1960 in Alaska Alaska 1961 disestablishments in Alaska 01