William Werner Shorthill was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo.
Shorthill was born October 6, 1870 in Rockford Illinois to Thomas Andrew Shorthill and Sarah Elizabeth Werner.
He operated the Olympic News Company on Main Street in Dyea, Alaska and was Secretary of the White Pass and Yukon Railway in Skagway.
He also served as Secretary to Governor Walter E. Clark from 1909 to 1913, and John F.A. Strong from 1913 to 1918.
Shorthill died on July 26, 1948.
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