Bob Bettisworth


Robert H. "Bob" Bettisworth was an American businessman and politician.
Born in Coffeyville, Kansas, Bettisworth went to Fairbanks, Alaska Territory, in 1948, to look for gold. Later he started a masonry business and was also in the grocery and real estate businesses. From 1965 to 1976, Bettisworth served in the Fairbanks-North Star Borough Assembly and was presiding officer of the borough assembly. From 1979 to 1985, Bettisworth served in the Alaska House of Representatives. He died in Mesa, Arizona.