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Cornelius was admitted to the [[Alaska Bar Association|Alaska bar]] on October 18, 1968, and commenced a private law practice based in Anchorage.<ref name="Who's Who"/> The same year, he was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[Alaska House of Representatives]], garnering 14,065 votes in the at-large voting in the [[general election]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct — General Election — November 5, 1968|date=1968|publisher=Office of the [[List of lieutenant governors of Alaska|Alaska Secretary of State]]|location=[[Juneau]]|page=15|url=http://elections.alaska.gov/results/68GENR/68genr.pdf|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> He served in the [[6th Alaska State Legislature]] from District 8, a multi-member district which encompassed the greater Anchorage area and comprised approximately a third of the 40-member body.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members — 1913–2013|date=2013|publisher=[[Alaska Legislative Council|Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency]]|location=Juneau|pages=117, 239|edition=Centennial|url=http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/docs/pdf/ROM-centennial.pdf|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> The legislative achievement Cornelius is best remembered for today was sponsoring a resolution during the legislature's first session calling for Governor [[Keith Harvey Miller|Keith Miller]] to designate October as "Country Music Month" in Alaska.<ref>{{Cite news|title=This Day in History|url=http://juneauempire.com/stories/030508/sta_253979520.shtml|accessdate=November 10, 2016|work=[[Juneau Empire]]|date=March 5, 2008}}</ref> He declined running for another term in 1970,<ref>{{Cite book|title=State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct — Primary Election — August 25, 1970|date=1970|publisher=Office of the Alaska Secretary of State|location=Juneau|pages=22–27|url=http://elections.alaska.gov/results/70PRIM/70prim.pdf|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> returning to his law practice. He remarried in 1972 and had a son born the following year.<ref name="Who's Who"/>
Cornelius was admitted to the [[Alaska Bar Association|Alaska bar]] on October 18, 1968, and commenced a private law practice based in Anchorage.<ref name="Who's Who"/> The same year, he was elected as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] to the [[Alaska House of Representatives]], garnering 14,065 votes in the at-large voting in the [[general election]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct — General Election — November 5, 1968|date=1968|publisher=Office of the [[List of lieutenant governors of Alaska|Alaska Secretary of State]]|location=[[Juneau]]|page=15|url=http://elections.alaska.gov/results/68GENR/68genr.pdf|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> He served in the [[6th Alaska State Legislature]] from District 8, a multi-member district which encompassed the greater Anchorage area and comprised approximately a third of the 40-member body.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members — 1913–2013|date=2013|publisher=[[Alaska Legislative Council|Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency]]|location=Juneau|pages=117, 239|edition=Centennial|url=http://w3.legis.state.ak.us/docs/pdf/ROM-centennial.pdf|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> The legislative achievement Cornelius is best remembered for today was sponsoring a resolution during the legislature's first session calling for Governor [[Keith Harvey Miller|Keith Miller]] to designate October as "Country Music Month" in Alaska.<ref>{{Cite news|title=This Day in History|url=http://juneauempire.com/stories/030508/sta_253979520.shtml|accessdate=November 10, 2016|work=[[Juneau Empire]]|date=March 5, 2008}}</ref> He declined running for another term in 1970,<ref>{{Cite book|title=State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct — Primary Election — August 25, 1970|date=1970|publisher=Office of the Alaska Secretary of State|location=Juneau|pages=22–27|url=http://elections.alaska.gov/results/70PRIM/70prim.pdf|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref> returning to his law practice. He remarried in 1972 and had a son born the following year.<ref name="Who's Who"/>

Cornelius had a satellite law office in Cordova, Alaska, where he represented, among others, cannery owners and local residents. He represented a Mexican immigrant, accused of rape, who after pleading guilty in exchange for a sentence of straight probation, was then prosecuted in a deportation proceeding based on his guilty plea. Cornelius sought appellate relief in order to vacate the guilty plea because neither the court nor the defendant's trial counsel informed the defendant that he would be subject to deportation if he plead guilty. The case went to the Alaska Supreme Court, where the appeal was denied in a 2 to 1 majority decision, with the minority decision agreeing with Cornelius' argument. The United States Supreme Court, in a different case, agreed with Cornelius' argument.

Cornelius loved to fish the local rivers for salmon. He was known to drive to a fishing hole at night, build a fire alongside the river in the morning, and then spit roast a freshly caught salmon for breakfast.


Cornelius eventually moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where he lived the remainder of his life and was involved in the city's [[country music]] scene, both as a singer and as a [[record producer]]. He produced a number of songs, the best known of which was [[Johnny Paycheck]]'s 1986 single "Old Violin". He died of natural causes on December 29, 2005, at age 64.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Passings|journal=American Cowboy|date=March–April 2006|volume=12|issue=6|page=15|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-oCAAAAMBAJ&q=stan+cornelius+alaska&pg=PA15|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref>
Cornelius eventually moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where he lived the remainder of his life and was involved in the city's [[country music]] scene, both as a singer and as a [[record producer]]. He produced a number of songs, the best known of which was [[Johnny Paycheck]]'s 1986 single "Old Violin". He died of natural causes on December 29, 2005, at age 64.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Passings|journal=American Cowboy|date=March–April 2006|volume=12|issue=6|page=15|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-oCAAAAMBAJ&q=stan+cornelius+alaska&pg=PA15|accessdate=November 10, 2016}}</ref>

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Stan Cornelius
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives
from the 8th district
In office
January 27, 1969 – January 10, 1971
Personal details
Born
Stanley Preston Cornelius

(1941-10-15)October 15, 1941
Bremerton, Washington
DiedDecember 29, 2005(2005-12-29) (aged 64)
Political partyRepublican

Stanley Preston Cornelius (October 15, 1941 – December 29, 2005) was an American country musician, lawyer, politician and record producer. Cornelius was born on October 15, 1941, in Bremerton, Washington, one of three children (two sons and a daughter) born to Starling P. "Star" Cornelius (1916–1986) and wife Virginia (née Sloat).[1][2] The family moved to the then-Territory of Alaska in 1954 during the height of the Cold War and lived in a variety of communities in Interior and Southcentral Alaska before settling several years later in Alaska's largest city, Anchorage. Cornelius attended Kodiak High School in Kodiak before transferring to Anchorage High School (now known as West Anchorage High School) during his senior year, where he graduated in 1958.[1] He briefly studied at Washington State University and the University of Oregon before attending Alaska Methodist University, where he graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science,[3] the same year he married Mary Ann Randall. He then attended the University of New Mexico School of Law, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1967.[1]

Cornelius was admitted to the Alaska bar on October 18, 1968, and commenced a private law practice based in Anchorage.[1] The same year, he was elected as a Republican to the Alaska House of Representatives, garnering 14,065 votes in the at-large voting in the general election.[4] He served in the 6th Alaska State Legislature from District 8, a multi-member district which encompassed the greater Anchorage area and comprised approximately a third of the 40-member body.[5] The legislative achievement Cornelius is best remembered for today was sponsoring a resolution during the legislature's first session calling for Governor Keith Miller to designate October as "Country Music Month" in Alaska.[6] He declined running for another term in 1970,[7] returning to his law practice. He remarried in 1972 and had a son born the following year.[1]

Cornelius eventually moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he lived the remainder of his life and was involved in the city's country music scene, both as a singer and as a record producer. He produced a number of songs, the best known of which was Johnny Paycheck's 1986 single "Old Violin". He died of natural causes on December 29, 2005, at age 64.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Atwood, Evangeline; DeArmond, Robert N. (1977). Who's Who in Alaskan Politics. Portland: Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. pp. 19–20. ISBN 0-8323-0287-2.
  2. ^ "Obituaries". Anchorage Daily News. January 4, 1986. p. C4.
  3. ^ Amulet. Anchorage: Alaska Methodist University. 1964. p. 133.
  4. ^ State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct — General Election — November 5, 1968 (PDF). Juneau: Office of the Alaska Secretary of State. 1968. p. 15. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  5. ^ Alaska State Legislature Roster of Members — 1913–2013 (PDF) (Centennial ed.). Juneau: Alaska Legislative Affairs Agency. 2013. pp. 117, 239. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  6. ^ "This Day in History". Juneau Empire. March 5, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ^ State of Alaska Official Returns by Election Precinct — Primary Election — August 25, 1970 (PDF). Juneau: Office of the Alaska Secretary of State. 1970. pp. 22–27. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  8. ^ "Passings". American Cowboy. 12 (6): 15. March–April 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2016.


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