Kansas Governor. He attended the University of Kansas, took classes at the Bryant and Stratton Business College Missouri, then served as president of the Wilson County Bank and was treasurer of the Kansas Life Insurance Company. He was member of the Fredonia City Council (1900-04), Mayor of Fredonia Kansas in 1905, and was a member of the Kansas State Senate (1913-21). He also served as the state oil inspector (1917-21) and was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (1923-25). In 1925, he was elected as a Republican the 23rd Governor of Kansas, serving until 1929. As Governor, he signed the 1927 Kindergarten Bill into law, cigarette sales became legal and taxed, a state gasoline tax was sanctioned, an insurance code was established, and a banking board was organized. Not seeking a third term, he served as president of the Kansas Bankers Association, was a member of the executive council of American Bankers Association and was chairman of the State Board of Welfare in 1939.
Kansas Governor. He attended the University of Kansas, took classes at the Bryant and Stratton Business College Missouri, then served as president of the Wilson County Bank and was treasurer of the Kansas Life Insurance Company. He was member of the Fredonia City Council (1900-04), Mayor of Fredonia Kansas in 1905, and was a member of the Kansas State Senate (1913-21). He also served as the state oil inspector (1917-21) and was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Kansas (1923-25). In 1925, he was elected as a Republican the 23rd Governor of Kansas, serving until 1929. As Governor, he signed the 1927 Kindergarten Bill into law, cigarette sales became legal and taxed, a state gasoline tax was sanctioned, an insurance code was established, and a banking board was organized. Not seeking a third term, he served as president of the Kansas Bankers Association, was a member of the executive council of American Bankers Association and was chairman of the State Board of Welfare in 1939.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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