U.S. Congressman, Kansas Governor, U.S. Senator. Educated at Kansas State College, during World War I, he served as a Private in the U.S. Army, (1918-19). After the war, he engaged in agricultural pursuits, was a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives, (1929-33) and chairman of the Republican State committee, (1932-34). In 1935, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fourth Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1947. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was elected the 30th Governor of Kansas, in 1947, serving until his resignation in November 1950. He was then elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Clyde M. Reed, serving (1950-69). Not a candidate for reelection, he lived in retirement until his death at age 94.
U.S. Congressman, Kansas Governor, U.S. Senator. Educated at Kansas State College, during World War I, he served as a Private in the U.S. Army, (1918-19). After the war, he engaged in agricultural pursuits, was a member of the Kansas State House of Representatives, (1929-33) and chairman of the Republican State committee, (1932-34). In 1935, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-fourth Congress and to the next five succeeding Congresses, serving until 1947. Not a candidate for re-nomination, he was elected the 30th Governor of Kansas, in 1947, serving until his resignation in November 1950. He was then elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Clyde M. Reed, serving (1950-69). Not a candidate for reelection, he lived in retirement until his death at age 94.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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