4 ), ▁long time ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁representing ▁C anton , ▁Ohio , ▁the ▁h omet own ▁of ▁William ▁McK in ley . ▁ ▁Reg ula ▁devoted ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁to ▁pres erving ▁McK in ley ' s ▁legacy , ▁and ▁maintained ▁a ▁dec ades – long ▁effort ▁in ▁Congress ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁ren aming ▁of ▁Mount ▁McK in ley ▁to ▁its ▁native ▁name ▁Den ali . ▁ ▁Will ▁Rog ers ▁( 1 8 7 9 – 1 9 3 5 ), ▁actor ▁and ▁humor ist , ▁died ▁in ▁a ▁plane ▁crash ▁in ▁Al aska ▁along ▁with ▁W iley ▁Post ▁while ▁making ▁a ▁flight ▁through ▁the ▁territory ▁ ▁Robert ▁W . ▁Service ▁( 1 8 7 4 – 1 9 5 8 ), ▁due ▁to ▁influence ▁from ▁Gold ▁R ush ▁migration ▁across ▁the ▁North ▁Country , ▁Service ▁became ▁Al ask ans ' ▁most ▁well – lo ved ▁poet , ▁despite ▁actually ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁Y uk on ▁Territ ory . ▁ ▁Vil h jal m ur ▁Stef ans son ▁( 1 8 7 9 – 1 9 6 2 ), ▁frequently ▁passed ▁through ▁Al aska ▁in ▁his ▁travel s ▁ ▁Tim othy ▁T read well ▁( 1 9 5 7 – 2 0 0 3 ), ▁bear ▁enthus iast ▁ ▁Na omi ▁U em ura ▁( 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 8 4 ), ▁advent urer , ▁mountain ▁clim ber , ▁died ▁while ▁attempting ▁a ▁solo ▁as cent ▁of ▁Mount ▁McK in ley ▁ ▁Brad