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Kansas Legislators Past & Present
Surnames beginning with A
Compiled by Rita Haley, Sherri Schulte, Donna Copeland, Bill Sowers and Lois Delfelder.
Please direct comments, additions, corrections to: Bill Sowers, ksdocs@kslib.info
Name: Henry Clay Abbey
Born: May 23, 1868 in Butler, Missouri.
Died: May 19, 1953 at home in Fulton, Kansas.
Occupation: R. F. D. Carrier (Retired)
County: Bourbon
Town: Fulton
Party: Republican
District: 19
Chamber: House 1935, SS1936, 1937, SS1938
Notes: Twice married, first to Alice Constant Ange on October 2, 1889, she died May 23, 1936. He married Mrs. Maude Ann Fairman, widow of Frank Fairman, on February 30, 1940.
Source Material:
1)--Information provided by the Old Fort Genealogical Society of Southeastern Kansas, Inc.
Name: James Burnett Abbott
Born: December 3, 1818 in Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut.
Died: March 2, 1897 in DeSoto, Johnson County, Kansas.
Occupation: Mechanic, Conveyancer
County: Douglas; Johnson
Town: Lawrence; De Soto
Party: Radical Republican; Republican
District: 8
Chamber: House 1861
District: 10
Chamber: Senate 1867, 1868
Notes: Came to Lawrence, Kansas, in 1854 accompanied by his second wife, Elizabeth Watrous. Influential in securing the establishment of the School for Feeble Minded Youth. Served as a director of the State Historical Society.
Source material:
1)--Online biograpy found in A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans A five volume set published in 1918 by William Connelley.
2)--History of the State of Kansas (Johnson County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: P. G. Abell
Born: November 23, 1883 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Died:
Occupation: Stockman
County: Clark
Town: Ashland
Party: Republican
District: 95
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes: His father came to Kansas in 1872. The family was staying in Hot Springs, Arkansas, temporarily when P.G. Abell was born while his father recovered from an injury. Married November 15, 1916, to Jennie Taylor.
Source material:
1)--Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, Session 1931 / by Arch Bell. Howell Printing Company : Great Bend, Kansas, 1931.
Name: Edwin F. Abels
Born: September 15, 1891 in Eudora, Kansas.
Died: April 22, 1985
Occupation: Newspaper publisher
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947
Notes:
Source material:
1)--"House Resolution 6136," Journal of the House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature, 1985.
Name: Ira Abildgaard
Born: February 9, 1888 in Clifton, Illinois.
Died: April 27, 1971 in Canon City, Colorado.
Occupation: Hardware & Implement (Retired)
County: Sumner
Town: Oxford
Party: Republican
District: 70
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes: Married Mable Raboin June 16, 1909. The Abildgaards moved from Clifton, Illinois to Oxford, Kansas in 1912. There he established his hardware business, which he ran until he retired in the 1960s. His wife died in 1968. They both are buried in the Oxford Cemetery.
Source material:
1)--Topeka Daily Capitol, 12/14/1956.
2)--Topeka State Journal, 4/27/1971.
Name: R. H. Abraham
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Lyon
Town: Emporia
Party: Republican
District: 66
Chamber: House 1865
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John Vanneman Abrahams
Born: October 28, 1867 in Woodlawn, Maryland.
Died: August 5, 1940 in Topeka, Kansas
Occupation: Insuror
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 34
Chamber: House 1927, 1929, SS1930
Notes: Member of the Kansas State Highway Commission, 1927-1930. Married Oct. 16, 1912, to Meliora Clarkson Hambleton. Came to Kansas in 1893.
Source material:
1)-- Illustriana Kansas. Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.
Name: Albert H. Abrams
Born: May 1862 in Iowa.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Cowley
Town: Arkansas City
Party: Republican
District: 54
Chamber: House 1899
District: 50
Chamber: House 1911
Notes: Spouse's first name listed as Grace
Source material:
1)--1900 Federal Census, Creswell Township, Cowley County, Kansas.
Name: Clinton C. Acheson
Born: October 22, 1913
Died: October 15, 2008 in Topeka, Kansas
Occupation: Retired
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 52
Chamber: House 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988
Notes: Succeeded J. B. Littlejohn who resigned.
Source material:
Name: Theodore Ackerman
Born: 1849 in Rodendale, Wisconsin
Died:
Occupation: Hardware merchant
County: Russell
Town: Russell
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1899
Notes: Spouse name was Miss Libbie Holly
Source material:
1)--Cutler's History of Kansas, 1883
2)-- Heritage Quest Census 1900
Name: Thomas E. Adair
Born: Feb 17, 1845 in Noble County, Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Physician, Farmer
County: Chautauqua
Town: Moline 1903; Hewins 1905
Party: Republican
District: 54
Chamber: House 1903, 1905
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1876. Civil War veteran, serving in both 118th Indiana Infantry and 152nd Indiana Regiment.
Source material:1)-- Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1903. Crane & Co., Topeka, KS, 1903.
Name: Joan E. Adam
Born: April 4, 1944
Died:
Occupation: Homemaker, Elected official
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Democrat
District: 48
Chamber: House 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Aaron Adams
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Greeley
Town:
Party: Republican
District:
Chamber: House 1889
Notes: Delegate sworn in February 21, 1889. County organized
subsequent to the apportionment, no District number assigned.
Source material:
Name: Clyde Benton Adams
Born: April 15, 1906 in Easton, Kansas.
Died: January 11, 1972
Occupation: Lt. Col. US Army (Retired), Municipality manager, Farmer
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Democrat
District: 9
Chamber: House 1963, 1964, SS1964, 1965, 1966, SS1966
District: 34
Chamber: House 1967, 1968
Notes: Married April 18, 1928 to Helen Marie Miller.
Source material:
1)--Who's Who in American Politics, First Edition 1967-68 / R.R. Bowker Company, New York, N.Y. and London, 1967.
Name: Daniel Marsh Adams
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Shawnee
Town: North Topeka
Party:
District: 56
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
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Name: David Adams
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Russell
Town: Bunker Hill
Party:
District: 98
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Guy G. Adams
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Greeley
Town: Tribune
Party: Republican
District: 112
Chamber: House 1917
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Howard Adams
Born: February 10, 1895 in Maple Hill, Kansas.
Died: November 16, 1959 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Occupation: Banker
County: Wabaunsee
Town: Maple Hill
Party: Republican
District: 44
Chamber: House 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1951
District: 19
Chamber: Senate 1953, 1955, 1956
District: 44
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959
Notes: Raymond E. Adams, Sr., appointed to fill vacancy.
Source material:
1)---1951 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazine, [1950?].
2)---Kansas City Star, 11/16/1959.
Name: John Bunyon Adams
Born: in Potwin, Butler County, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Editor, Banker
County: Butler
Town: El Dorado
Party: Republican
District: 56
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
District: 57
Chamber: House 1903
Notes: Life member of the State Historical Society.
Source material:
1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1903. Crane & Co., Topeka, KS, 1903.
Name: John E. Adams
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Montgomery
Town:
Party: Republican
District: 91
Chamber: House 1870
Notes:
Name: John O. Adams
Born: September 24, 1889 in Langley, Kansas.
Died: July 18, 1961 in Osborne, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Merchant (Retired)
County: Osborne
Town: Osborne
Party: Democrat
District: 84
Chamber: House 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
Notes: Minority Leader 1955 -1960. Married Pansy Mitchell in June, 1916.
Source material:
1)--- Online biography found in: A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans A five volume set published in 1918 by William Connelley.
2)---1951 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazine, [1950?].
Name: John Wesley Adams
Born: April 23, 1854 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.
Died: January 17, 1942
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 71
Chamber: House 1899, 1903, 1905
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1887. In the House journal obituary he is listed as born in 1854. In the 1903 Legislative directory his birth year is 1859.
Source material:
1)---Senate and House Journals, State of Kansas, 1943. House Resolution 21, page 99.
2)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1903. Crane & Co., Topeka, KS, 1903.
Name: Moses Sawin Adams
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 7
Chamber: House 1862
District: 24
Chamber: House 1869
Notes: Speaker of the House in 1862 and 1869.
Source material:
Name: Nelson Adams
Born: June 21, 1850 in Ross County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Pawnee
Town: Larned
Party: Republican
District: 121
Chamber: House 1877
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1869. Civil War veteran, Company K, 89th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Married 1875 to Lillie Brecken.
Source material:
1)---History of the State of Kansas (Pawnee County Section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: R. D. Adams
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Morris
Town: Skiddy
Party: Republican
District: 81
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Raymond E. Adams, Sr.
Born:
Died: June 7, 1967 in Maple Hill, Kansas.
Occupation: Rancher
County: Wabaunsee
Town: Maple Hill
Party: Republican
District: 44
Chamber: House 1960
Notes: Replaced his cousin, Howard Adams, deceased.
Source material:
1)---Topeka Daily Capitol, 1/5/1960.
2)---Kansas City Star, 6/8/1967.
Name: Richard Duane Adams
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Insurance
County: Ottawa
Town: Delphos
Party: Democrat
District: 108
Chamber: House 1977, 1978
Notes: Married to Katharina Wirth. Served in U.S. Navy during WWII.
Source material:
1)---1977-78 Kansas Legislative Directory (Lawrence, KS : World Printing Services, 1977)
Name: Stephen Douglas Adams
Born: August 27, 1859 in Ogle, Illinois.
Died: December 10, 1934 in Meade, Kansas.
Occupation: Hotel operator
County: Meade
Town: Meade
Party: Democrat
District: 124
Chamber: House 1901, 1907, SS1908
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1887. On January 27, 1898 married Belle (McGaffin) Peed.
Source Material:1)---Handbook of the the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1900.
Name: Moses Adamson
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Rooks
Town: Stockton
Party: Republican
District: 102
Chamber: House 1876
Notes: Refused seat January 21, 1876.
Source material:
Name: Jerry L. Aday
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Executive director
County: Ellsworth
Town: Ellsworth
Party: Republican
District: 67
Chamber: House 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Notes:
Source material:
Name: William H. Addington
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Grainman, Rancher
County: Morton
Town: Elkhart
Party: Republican
District: 125
Chamber: House 1959, 1960
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Rezin Addy
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Johnson
Town: Edgerton
Party: Democrat
District: 22
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
Source material:
Name: David Adkins
Born: March 11, 1961 in Manhattan, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Johnson
Town: Leawood
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: House 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
District: 7
Chamber: Senate 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Jacob Veach Admire
Born: October 14, 1842 in Johnson County, Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Newspaper editor (in 1883)
County: Osage
Town: Osage City
Party: Republican
District: 39
Chamber: House 1887, 1889
Notes: Civil War veteran, Company E., 65th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Member of the State Historical Society.
Source material:
1)---Histroy of the State of Kansas (Osage County Section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: Joseph Wesley Ady
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Harvey
Town: Newton
Party: Republican
District: 98
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Leonard Aker
Born: about 1842 in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Blacksmith, Farmer
County: Seward
Town: West Plains 1895; Plains 1897-1898
Party: Republican
District: 124
Chamber: House 1895, 1897, 1898
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1886. Married and the father on one son. Died before special session 1898-1899. Civil War veteran, Company F, 12th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.
Source material:
1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. George Crane & Co., Topeka, Kansas, 1895.
Name: Eugene L. Akin
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 9
Chamber: Senate 1866
Notes: Replaced John Speer in 1866.
Source material:
Name: John R. Albert
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Mitchell
Town: Glen Elder
Party: Republican
District: 83
Chamber: House 1925, 1927, SS1928
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Benjamin Albertson
Born: August 14, 1846 in Randolph County, North Carolina
Died: September 30, 1924
Occupation: Minister
County: Kiowa
Town: Haviland
Party: Farmers' Alliance
District:
Chamber: House 1891
Notes: Seated as delegate January 15, 1891. Married Anna Newlin on November 11, 1869.
Source material:1)--- A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, by William C. Connelley (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co. 1919).
Name: U. A. Albin
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Butler
Town: Augusta
Party: Republican
District: 90
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Henry L. Alden
Born: May 8, 1847 in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Wyandotte
Town: Wyandotte
Party: Republican
District: 17
Chamber: House 1877
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1869. Married Mary F. Cruise. Became Wyandott County attorney in 1882.
Source material:
1)---History of the State of Kansas (Wyandotte County Section) by William G. Cutler,first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: C. J. Aldrich
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Washington
Town: Brantford
Party:
District: 11
Chamber: House 1872
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Charles Saville Aldrich
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Smith
Town: Stone Mound
Party: Republican
District: 95
Chamber: House 1875, 1876
Notes:
Source material:
Name: H. L. Aldrich
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Montgomery
Town: Caney
Party: Republican
District: 26
Chamber: House 1915
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Demas M. Alexander
Born: December 18, 1825 in Reno, Bond County, Illinois.
Died: February 11, 1871 in Reno, Bond County, Illinois.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1856. Civil War veteran: Company I, 12th Kansas Regiment. Married to Caroline Baldwin McCord. Returned to Illinois after the war.
Source material:
1)---"Biographies of Members of the First Kansas Legislature, 1861" Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908 (vol. 10). Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
Name: J. M. Alexander
Born: Knox County, Tennessee
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Anderson
Town: Welda
Party: Alliance
District: 20
Chamber: House 1891
Notes: Civil War veteran: (1st) Company I, Illinois 80th Infantry, (2nd) Veteran Reserve Corps. Came to Kansas in 1870.
Source material:
1)---Admire's Political and Legislative Hand book for Kansas/ compiled by W.W. Admire. Topeka, Kan. : G.W. Crane & Co., 1891.
2)--- Information provided by Jane Kelsey of the Kansas State Historical Society, Library and Archives Division.
Name: J. M. Alexander
Born: 1822 in Courtland County, New York.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer, Fruit-grower
County: Cowley
Town: Winfield
Party: Democrat
District: Unknown
Chamber: Senate 1871
Notes: Never served. According to Cutler's History he was elected to the Senate in 1871 but was denied the seat as it was determined that the district was not entitled to a senator. Came to Kansas in 1854. Married in 1846 to Anna T. Atwater, niece of the Rev. Gardiner Spring, famous theologian/author of 19th century America. In 1882 J.M. Alexander moved with his family to Florida, but he still retained tracts of land in Cowley County. He was known as "Colonel," a title derived by commission from Governor Bigler of Pennsylvania, who appointed him one of his aides in 1854.
Source material:
1)---Online biography found in History of the State of Kansas (Cowley County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: S. M. Alexander
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Grant
Town: New Ulysses
Party: Democrat
District: 118
Chamber: House 1911
Notes:
Source material:
Name: William Drummond Alexander
Born: October 117, 1830 in Louisville, St. Lawrence, New York
Died: June 26, 1899 in Topeka, Kansas
Occupation:
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 64
Chamber: House 1879
Notes: Married Margaret Ann Williamson at Troy, Ohio in 1854 they had 3 children. Moved to Topeka in 1875.
Source material:1)---Information provided by family member Janet Alexander.
Name: Ephriam A. Alford
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Chase
Town: Bazaar
Party: Republican
District: 68
Chamber: House 1863, 1864
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John W. Alford
Born: February 19, 1887 in Erie, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Druggist, Farmer
County: Grant
Town: New Ulysses (became Ulysses in 1923)
Party: Republican
District: 118
Chamber: House 1921, 1923, SS1923, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes:
Source material:
1)---1951 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazine, [1950?].
Name: George W. Allaman
Born: Cedar Rapids, Ia., December 21, 1862
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Democrat
District: 2
Chamber: House 1905
Notes:
Source material:
1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1905. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1905.
Name: Richard Alldritt
Born: January 10, 1947
Died:
Occupation: Self-employed
County: Kingman
Town: Harper
Party: Democrat
District: 105
Chamber: House 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Donald Lee Allegrucci
Born: September 19, 1936
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Crawford
Town: Pittsburg
Party: Democrat
District: 13
Chamber: Senate 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Notes: Married to Joyce Thompson.
Source material:1)---1977-1978 Kansas Legislative Directory. ( Kansas City, Mo. : Halgo Publishing Inc. 1978?.)
Name: Abner Allen
Born: Sept. 16, 1826 in Columbiana County, Ohio.
Died: April 3, 1899 in Ocean Park, California.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Wabaunsee
Town: Wabaunsee
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Married November 29, 1859 to Lavinia Taylor.
Source Material:
1)---Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. vol. 10. (Topeka, Kan. : State Printing Office, 1908) p. 243.
Name: Barbara P. Allen
Born: February 8, 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Johnson
Town: Prairie Village
Party: Republican
District: 21
Chamber: House 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995,
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
District: 8
Chamber: Senate 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Succeeded Ron Fox who resigned in 1987.
Source material1)---Kansas Legislative website, 2006 viewing.
Name: Benjamin Daniel Allen
Born: August 13, 1879 in Highland, Kansas.
Died: December 17, 1964 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Doniphan
Town: Highland
Party: Republican
District: 1
Chamber: Senate 1949, 1951
Notes: When he was young his father moved the family to near San Diego, California, and became a fruit grower there. Some time after 1900 Benjamin D. Allen returned to Kansas. He was married to Maude Mabel Hale, April 23, 1907.
Source material:1)---1951 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazine, [1950?].
2)---Illustriana Kansas. Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933.
Name: Charles H. Allen
Born: about 1851 in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont.
Died:
Occupation: Carpenter
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Republican
District: 9
Chamber: House 1895
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1878.
Source material:
Name: Donald C. Allen
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Jefferson
Town: Valley Falls
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: Senate 1937, SS1938, 1939
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Edwin B. Allen
Born: March 7, 1836 in Lorain County, Ohio.
Died: March 31, 1908 Buchanan County, Mo.
Occupation: Farmer/physician
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 76
Chamber: House 1873, 1875
District: 89
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1865. First mayor of Wichita, Kansas. Married 1st May 25, 1857 to Eliza Sewell. Married 2nd Mary J. Garrison.
Source material:1)--- History of the State of Kansas (Sedgwick County Section) by William G. Cutler,first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: George Reuben Allen
Born: January 11, 1870
Died: October 8, 1945
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1909
District: 8
Chamber: House 1911, 1917
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Guy L. Allen
Born: September 10, 1906
Died: March 18, 1982 in Norton, Kansas.
Occupation: Accountant, Farmer, Stockman
County: Norton
Town: Norton
Party: Republican
District: 101
Chamber: House 1941, 1943
Notes:
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
2)---Norton Cemetery records.
Name: Harvey Allen
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 24
Chamber: House 1867
Notes:
Source material:
Name: James L. Allen
Born: May 20, 1870 in Doniphan County, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Doniphan
Town: Highland
Party: Republican
District: 1
Chamber: Senate 1901, 1903, SS1903
Notes:
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1903. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1903.
Name: James Montgomery Allen
Born: January 31, 1842 near Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana.
Died: December 1, 1912 in Chanute, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Neosho
Town: Urbana
Party: Republican
District: 45
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874
Notes: Married August 27, 1867 to Eva Foster in Baldwin, Kansas.
Source material1)---Information provided through the research of John A. Jackson, KSGenWeb, Civil war coordinator.
Name: James R. Allen
Born: August 16, 1894 in Gray County, Kansas.
Died: October, 1970.
Occupation: Farmer, Merchant, Stockman
County: Gray
Town: Cimarron
Party: Democrat
District: 120
Chamber: House 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936, 1949, 1961, 1962
Notes: Married in about 1915 to Ethel Hatch.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, Session 1931 / by Arch Bell. Howell Printing Company : Great Bend, Kansas, 1931.
2)---Social security death record files.
Name: Jim L. Allen
Born: March 22, 1934 in Ottawa
Died: January 20, 2003 in Topeka, Kansas
Occupation: Dairy Farmer
County: Franklin
Town: Ottawa
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: House 1979, 1980
District: 11
Chamber: Senate 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989,
SS1989, 1990, 1991
Notes: Resigned July 1991. Married Carol Schaben on December 26, 1954.
Source material:
Name: Martin Allen
Born: 1829 in Monroe County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: United States circuit court commissioner, 1874-1880.
County: Ellis
Town: Hays
Party: Republican
District: 119
Chamber: House 1881
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1872. Married 1854 to Elizabeth Augustine.
Source material:1)---History of the State of Kansas (Ellis County Section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: N. J. Allen
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jackson
Town: North Cedar
Party: Republican
District: 79
Chamber: House 1869
Notes:
Source material:
Name: R. N. Allen
Born: November 26, 1846 in Green Castle, Putnam County, Indiana.
Died: September 12, 1914 in Chanute, Kansas.
Occupation: Broker
County: Neosho
Town: Chanute
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: Senate 1885, 1886, 1887
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1869. Civil war veteran.
Source material1)---History of the State of Kansas (Neosho County Section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: Richard F. Allen
Born: October 22, 1903 in Kansas City, Kansas
Died: March 29, 1993 at Baldwin, Kansas
Occupation: Lawyer, Insurance executive
County: Douglas
Town: Baldwin
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: House 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959
Notes: Married to Mildred Petefish August 22, 1952
Source material:
Name: Robert N. Allen
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer, Insurance, Savings & Loan
County: Neosho
Town: Chanute
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: House 1941, 1957, 1958, SS1958
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Walter N. Allen
Born: March 1, 1834 in Halifax County, North Carolina.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Jefferson
Town: Oskaloosa
Party: Republican
District: 19
Chamber: House 1866
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Married Jannie Walker.
Source material:1)---History of the State of Kansas (Jefferson County Section) by William G. Cutler,first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: H. M. Aller
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Editor
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: Senate 1881, 1883, SS1884
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Edmond Morton Allison
Born: December 21, 1866
Died: June 13, 1931
Occupation: Farmer, Dairyman, Banker
County: Ottawa
Town: Culver
Party: Republican
District: 62
Chamber: House 1927, SS1928
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Lynn D. Allison
Born: November 10, 1934
Died: May 1, 1999
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 79
Chamber: House 1971, 1972
Notes:
Source material:1)---Information supplied by Julie Allison.
Name: Samuel J. Allmon
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Pratt
Town: Pratt
Party: Democrat
District: 74
Chamber: House 1915
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Clement D. Alspaugh
Born: February 8, 1866
Died: January 8, 1937
Occupation: Railroad man (Retired)
County: Montgomery
Town: Coffeyville
Party: Democrat
District: 26
Chamber: House 1937
Notes: Elected a member of the 1937 Legislature; but his death
occurred January 8.
Source material:
Name: Kenneth L. Althaus
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Retired
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Republican
District: 47
Chamber: House 1975, 1976
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Edwin E. Ames
Born: October 7, 1867
Died: April 26, 1937 in Winfield, Kansas.
Occupation: Merchant, Insurance
County: Elk
Town: Moline
Party: Republican
District: 48
Chamber: House 1937
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Eugene P. Amos
Born: August 20, 1930
Died: July 24, 2009
Occupation: Funeral director
County: Johnson
Town: Shawnee
Party: Republican
District: 18
Chamber: House 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John Wayne Amos
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Saline
Town: Gypsum City
Party: Republican
District: 78
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Willard M. Amos
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Printer
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 35
Chamber: House 1919, SS1919, SS1920
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Donald C. Amrein
Born: May 29,1927 in Atchinson, Kansas
Died: December 29, 1990 at Rochester, Minn.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Johnson
Town: Overland Park
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
District: 22
Chamber: House 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Notes: Married Jacqueline J. Saterlee July 29, 1950
Source material:- 1)---Obit from Topeka Capital Journal 12/31/1990
Name: Milton Frederick Amrine
Born: about 1873
Died: February 22, 1960 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Occupation: Newspaperman
County: Morris
Town: Council Grove
Party: Republican
District: 61
Chamber: House 1909
Notes: Served as warden of Kansas State Penitentiary 1921-1923, 1929-1930, 1939-1942 also served as superintendent of federal prison in New Orleans and penal systems in Kentucky.
Source material:1)---Topeka Daily Capitol 2/25/2960.
2)---Kansas Department of Corrections web site.
Name: A. E. "Andy" Anderson
Born: September 25, 1894 in Washington County, Kansas.
Died: September 4, 1963 in Garden City, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Wichita
Town: Leoti
Party: Republican
District: 111
Chamber: House 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes: Served as Chief Clerk of Kansas House of Representatives from 1956 until retirement in 1962.
Source material:1)---1951 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazine, [1950?].
2)---Topeka State Journal 9/5/1963.
Name: Arnold R. Anderson
Born: September 22, 1905 in Decatur County, Kansas
Died: December 10, 1995 in Oberlin
Occupation: School administrator (Retired), Special agent insurance co.
County: Trego
Town: Wakeeney
Party: Democrat
District: 118
Chamber: House 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Notes: Married Mary Doubrava on August 8, 1931
Source material:
Name: August V. Anderson
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Saline
Town: Salina
Party: Democrat
District: 31
Chamber: Senate 1917, 1919
Notes: Resigned June 14, 1919, to become warden of Federal
penitentiary, Leavenworth.
Source material:
Name: David Anderson
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Miami
Town: Paola
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: Senate 1866
Notes: Replaced G. A. Colton.
Source material:
Name: E. E. Anderson
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Bourbon
Town: Garland
Party: Democrat
District: 8
Chamber: Senate 1909, 1911
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Eugene "Gene" Anderson
Born: March 9, 1944
Died:
Occupation: Electronics technician, Santa Fe Railway
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 83
Chamber: House 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
District: 29
Chamber: Senate 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991
Notes: Resigned November 1991.
Source material:
Name: Geneva J. Anderson
Born: November 24, 1918 in Springfield, Missouri.
Died: September 7, 1990
Occupation: Bank teller, Homemaker
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita and Mulvane
Party: Democrat
District: 101
Chamber: House 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Notes: Married in 1937 to Lars Virgil Anderson.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics, 6th edition. New York: Bowker Co., 1977.
Name: George W. Anderson
Born: September, 1846 aboard a ship about 300 miles northeast of New York City in the Atlantic Ocean.
Died:
Occupation:
County: Lincoln
Town: Lincoln
Party: Republican
District: 112
Chamber: House 1881
Notes: Came to Kansas in about 1867. Civil War veteran, Company M, 5th Missouri Cavalry. Married 1866 to Mary Townsend.
Source material:1)---History of the State of Kansas (Lincoln County Section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: H. T. Anderson
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Ellsworth
Town: Keever
Party: Independent Republican
District: 113
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John Anderson, Jr.
Born: May 8, 1917 in Olathe, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Johnson
Town: Olathe
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: Senate 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes: Married May 16, 1943 to Arlene Auchard. Kansas Governor from 1961-1965. Attorney General 1956-61.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)
Name: Kenneth Theodore Anderson
Born: June 22, 1909 in Burdick, Kansas.
Died: March 30, 1996 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Occupation: Cattleman, Farmer
County: Lyon
Town: Emporia
Party: Democrat
District: 46
Chamber: House 1949
Notes: Married February 6, 1958 to Norma Jean Denny. Democratic candidate for governor in 1950.
Source material:1)--- Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)
Name: Martin Anderson
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Jackson
Town:
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: House 1862
Notes:
Source material:
Name: R. D. Anderson
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Gove
Town: Grinnell
Party: Republican
District: 105
Chamber: House 1893
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Robert A. Anderson
Born: August 21, 1920 in Hutchinson, Kansas
Died: September 18, 1994
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Franklin
Town: Ottawa
Party: Republican
District: 13
Chamber: House 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes: World War II veteran.
Source material:
1)-- Obituary, Journal-World (Lawrence, KS)-September 20, 1994.
Name: Robert B. Anderson
Born: about 1855 in Lockport, Will County, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Hardware merchant
County: Greenwood
Town: Hamilton
Party: Republican
District: 51
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1885.
Source material:
Name: Robert Grant Anderson
Born: August 16, 1891 in Crane, Missouri.
Died:
Occupation: Methodist minister
County: Lane
Town: Oswego
Party: Republican
District: 25
Chamber: House 1943
Notes:
Source material:
1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: Thomas Anderson
Born: March 24, 1838 in Scotland.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Saline
Town: Salina
Party: Republican
District: 36
Chamber: Senate 1881, 1883, SS1884
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1861. Married Jane Crawford.
Source material:1)---History of th State of Kansas (Saline County Section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: Thomas Jefferson Anderson
Born: May 29, 1839 in Atwater, Portage County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Mayor, Postmaster
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 63
Chamber: House 1879, 1881, 1883
District: 17
Chamber: Senate 1898, 1899
Notes: Replaced W. E. Sterne, resigned in 1898. Came to Kansas in about 1857. Elected Kansas State Treasurer in 1864.
Source material:1)---History of the State of Kansas (Shawnee County Section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: Thomas Pringle Anderson
Born: April 8, 1844 in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Cherokee
Town: Columbus
Party: Republican
District: 42
Chamber: House 1879
District: 31
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1869. Married November 27, 1873 to Mamie Montgomery.
Source material:1)---History of the State of Kansas (Cherokee County Section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: William J. Anderson
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Cheney
Party: Populist
District: 72
Chamber: House 1899
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Jerry P. Andre
Born: August 13, 1940
Died:
Occupation: Financial consultant
County: Johnson
Town: Merriam
Party: Republican
District: 23
Chamber: House 1981, 1982
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Walter E. Andregg
Born: September 20, 1886 in Emerald, Lancaster County, Nebraska.
Died: January 22, 1965 in Hoxie, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Sheridan
Town: Hoxie
Party: Republican
District: 103
Chamber: House 1951, 1953, 1955
Notes: Came to Kansas in about 1890. Married September 15, 1909 to Paulina Hasik in Hoxie, Kansas.
Source material:1)---1951 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazine, [1950?].
2)---Topeka Capitol-Journal 1/24/1965.
Name: Andrew Jackson Andrews
Born: October 10, 1825 in Richland County, Ohio.
Died: January 9, 1897
Occupation: Farmer
County: Lyon
Town: Neosho Rapids
Party: Republican
District: 65
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Married Julia A. Biggs, December 30, 1855. He came to Kansas in 1858, his family joined him in 1859.
Source material:1)---"Biographies of Members of the Legislature of 1868." found in: Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
Name: Herrick Parker Andrews
Born: about 1864 in West Salem, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Died:
Occupation: Stockman, Merchant
County: Phillips
Town: Logan
Party: Republican
District: 88
Chamber: House 1895
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1874.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. George W. Crane & Co., Topeka, Kansas, 1895.
Name: J. L. Andrews
Born:
Died: February 27, 1891
Occupation:
County: Cowley
Town: Arkansas City
Party: Farmers' Alliance
District: 60
Chamber: House 1891
Notes:
Source material:
Name: James Elliot Andrews
Born: December 27, 1851 in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania.
Died: February 3, 1938
Occupation: Lawyer, Judge
County: Rush
Town: La Crosse
Party: Republican(Democrat/Illustriana)
District: 108
Chamber: House 1889
Notes: Married Mary Hain October 17, 1894.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)
Name: Loyd E. Andrews
Born: December 17, 1931
Died:
Occupation: Coleman Co., Teamsters local #795
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 69
Chamber: House 1966, SS1966
District: 78
Chamber: House 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Notes: Replaced Thomas Kidwell who resigned, January 26, 1966.
Source material:
Name: Rollin Thomas Andrews
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Atchison
Town: Pardee
Party: Republican
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1898, 1899
Notes: Replaced B. F. Wallack, deceased, 1898.
Source material:
Name: Charles L. Angell
Born: May 17, 1929
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Banker
County: Meade
Town: Plains
Party: Republican
District: 38
Chamber: Senate 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Notes: Married Pamela Marie Austin.
Source material:1)---1977-1978 Kansas Legislative Directory.( Kansas City, MO. : Halgo Publishing Inc. 1978?.)
Name: Eddie Meade Angell
Born: July 26, 1887 near Plains, Kansas.
Died: December, 1974
Occupation: Farmer
County: Meade
Town: Plains
Party: Republican
District: 122
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938, 1939, 1941, 1943
Notes: His brother, C. J. Angell, was the inventor of the "Angell One-Way Plow." Married May 28, 1907 to Minnie Keller Davis.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933.
Name: H. H. Angell
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Cherokee
Town: Sherman City
Party: Reform
District: 41
Chamber: House 1875
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Wayne D. Angell
Born: June 28, 1930 in Liberal, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Professor
County: Franklin
Town: Ottawa
Party: Republican
District: 15
Chamber: House 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 16
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
Notes: Married August 26, 1951 to Betty Jean Barnett.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
2)---Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)
Name: J. R. Anspaugh
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Coffey
Town: Gridley
Party: Republican
District: 15
Chamber: Senate 1917, 1919, SS1919, SS1920
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Daniel Read Anthony
Born: August 22, 1824 in South Adams, Massachusetts.
Died: November 12, 1904 in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Occupation: Journalist/newspaper editor
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavennworth
Party: Republican
District: 19
Chamber: House 1874
Notes: In 1854 he was part of the first group of settlers sent out to Kansas by the New England Immigrant Aid Society. His sister was feminist, Susan B. Anthony. Married January 21, 1864, to Annie E. Osborn.
Source material:
1)---Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History... edited by Frank W. Blackmar. Standard Publishing Co., Chicago. 1912.
2)---Illustriana Kansas. Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933.
Name: George Tobey Anthony
Born: June 9, 1824 in Mayfield, Fulton County, New York.
Died: August 5, 1896 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Editor
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 9
Chamber: House 1885, 1886
Notes: Governor of the state of Kansas, 1877-1878. Civil War veteran, New York 17th Independent Battery. Came to Kansas in 1865. Member of State Railroad Commission, 1889-1893. State Superintendent of Insurance, 1895-1896. Married December 14, 1852, to Rosa A. Lyon. Buried at Topeka Cemetery.
Source material:1)---Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History... edited by Frank W. Blackmar. Standard Publishing Co., Chicago. 1912.
Name: Theodore A. (Ted) Appl
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Engineer
County: Rush
Town: Bison
Party: Democrat
District: 90
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Pat Apple
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Electrician
County: Miami
Town: Louisburg
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: Senate 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Debbie Apple.
Source material:1)---Kansas Legislative website, 2006 viewing
Name: John Applegate
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Reno
Town: Arlington
Party: Republican
District: 76
Chamber: House 1927, SS1928
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Denise C. Apt
Born: December 10, 1929
Died:
Occupation: Housewife
County: Allen
Town: Iola
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Frederick G. Apt
Born:
Died: March 20, 1958 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Allen
Town: Iola
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: Senate 1925, 1927, SS1928, 1929
Notes: Buried in Highland Park cemetery in Iola, Kansas.
Source material:1)---Kansas City Times 3/21/1958.
Name: Neil H. Arasmith
Born: February 23, 1930 in Jewell, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Businessman, Security sales, Insurance
County: Phillips
Town: Phillipsburg
Party: Republican
District: 36
Chamber: Senate 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988
Notes: Married in 1951 to Donna Schindler. Served in U.S. Air Force.
Source material:
1)--- Who's Who in American Politics, Seventh Edition 1979-80 / R.R. Bowker Company, New York, N.Y., 1979.
2)---1977-78 Kansas Legislative Directory (Lawrence, KS : World Printing Services, 1977)
Name: Robert "Bob" E. Arbuthnot
Born: November 1, 1919 northeast of Haddam, Kansas.
Died: October 21, 1988 in Haddam, Kansas.
Occupation: Rancher
County: Washington
Town: Haddam
Party: Republican
District: 96
Chamber: House 1971, 1972
District: 62
Chamber: House 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Notes: Married in 1942 to Jeaane Clark.
Source material:
1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Seventh Edition 1979-80 / R.R. Bowker Company, New York, N.Y., 1979.
2)---"Senate Resolution 1877," Journal of the Senate, Kansas Legislature, 1989.
Name: William Sherman Arbuthnot
Born: March 10, 1868 in Oil City, Pennsylvania (according to Illustriana Kansas); March 19, 1868 in Iowa (according to Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, 1931).
Died:
Occupation: Banker, Farmer
County: Ottawa
Town: Bennington
Party: Republican
District: 31
Chamber: Senate 1925, 1927, SS1928, 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1871. Married February, 1898 to Mary Stanfield (according to Illustrian Kansas); married in 1896 to Mary Stanfield (according to Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, 1931).
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.
2)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, Session 1931 / by Arch Bell. Howell Printing Company : Great Bend, Kansas, 1931.
Name: Garfield Joseph Archer
Born: June 9, 1880 in Densmore, Kansas.
Died: November 13, 1940 in Densmore, Kansas.
Occupation: Elevatorman, Farmer, Lumberman
County: Norton
Town: Densmore
Party: Republican
District: 101
Chamber: House 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes: Married November 8, 1902, to Adah M. Burnap.
Source material:1)---Illustriana, Kansas. Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.
Name: Willis Edson Archer
Born: July 20, 1871 in Macomb, Illinois (according to: Illustriana Kansas); 1874 in MacDonough, Illinois (According to: Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, 1931).
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Brown
Town: Horton, Hiawatha 1923
Party: Republican
District: 42
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908
District: 37
Chamber: House 1923, 1925
District: 1
Chamber: Senate 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1886. Married December, 1897 to Leda Zimmerman (according to Illustriana Kansas). Married in 1898 to Leda Zimmerman (according to Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, 1931).
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.
2)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, Session 1931 / by Arch Bell. Howell Printing Company : Great Bend, Kansas, 1931.
Name: Harold D. Arend
Born: October 3, 1893 in Downs, Kansas.
Died: February 11, 1956 in Beloit, Kansas.
Occupation: Merchant
County: Mitchell
Town: Beloit
Party: Republican
District: 83
Chamber: House 1943, 1945, 1947
Notes:
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: J. M. Armagost
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jewell
Town: Burr Oak
Party: Greenback
District: 108
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Ed Armold
Born: February 28, 1864 near Columbus, Ohio.
Died: April 24, 1940 in Junction City, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Banker
County: Dickinson
Town: Chapman
Party: Democrat
District: 57
Chamber: House 1923, SS1923, 1925, 1931
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1890. Married in 1886 to Ida McShea.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature: Session 1931 / by Arch L. Bell. Great Bend, Kan. : Howell Printing, [1931?].
Name: Charles Fitch Armstrong
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Cloud
Town: Clyde
Party: Democrat
District: 61
Chamber: House 1913
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Frank J. Armstrong
Born: about 1859 in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York.
Died:
Occupation: Steam-fitter
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Democrat
District: 9
Chamber: House 1897, SS1898
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1882. Married and the father of one child.
Source material:1)--- Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897. (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1897.)
Name John Armstrong
Born: about 1846 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Died:
Occupation: Engineer, Farmer, Machinist
County: Barton
Town: Great Bend
Party: Populist
District: 35
Chamber: Senate 1893, 1895, 1897, SS1898, 1899
Notes: Civil War veteran, Company K, Michigan 18th, and Company B, Michigan 9th Infantry.
Source material:1)--- Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1895.)
2)--- Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897. (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1897.)
Name: R. L. Armstrong
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Cherokee
Town: Faulkner
Party: Democrat
District: 23
Chamber: House 1911, 1913
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Robert Armstrong
Born: about 1825 in Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jefferson
Town: Perry
Party: Democrat
District: 21
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Moved to Wilson County around 1870. Employed by the railroad in 1865.
Source material:1)---"Biographies of Members of the Legislature of 1868." found in: Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
Name: Roy D. Armstrong
Born: January 21, 1879 in Shawnee County, Kansas.
Died: May 10, 1948
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Scott
Town: Scott City
Party: Democrat
District: 113
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: "It is said that he is the only living relative of Vice-President Curtis who is a democrat." (from: Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, 1931).
Source material:1)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature: Session 1931 / by Arch L. Bell. Great Bend, Kan. : Howell Printing, [1931?].
Name: Russell Bigelow Armstrong
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Wyandotte
Town: Wyandotte
Party: Republican
District: 17
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
Source material:
Name: James E. Arndt
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Builder
County: Lyon
Town: Emporia
Party: Democrat
District: 45
Chamber: House 1959, 1960
Notes:
Source material:
Name: B. C. Arnold
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Saddler
County: Ellis
Town: Hays
Party: Independent Republican (?)
District: 114
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes:
Source material:
Name: E. J. Arnold
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Reno
Town: Nickerson
Party: Democrat
District: 93
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
Source material:
Name: J. L. Arnold
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Allen
Town: Iola
Party: Republican
District: 47
Chamber: House 1876
District: 52
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
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Name: John W. Arnold
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Louisville
Party: Republican
District: 49
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
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Name: Alfred Arden Arnott
Born:
Died: October 31, 1908 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Merchant
County: McPherson
Town: McPherson
Party: Democrat
District: 87
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes: Buried in McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, Kansas.
Source material:1)---Death notice appearing in McPherson Daily Republican, November 2, 1908 [supplied by Elsie Newell of the McPherson Public Library, McPherson, KS].
Name: William Frederick Milton Arny
Born: March 6, 1813 in the District of Columbia.
Died: September 18, 1881 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Anderson
Town: Hyatt
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. In 1861 President Lincoln appointed him secretary of the Territory of New Mexico.
Source material:1)--- Online biograpy found in A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans A five volume set published in 1918 by William Connelley.
2)--- Transaction of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. vol. 10. (Topeka, Kan. : State Printing Office, 1908) p. 243.
Name: Abner Arrasmith
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Johnson
Town: Olathe
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: Senate 1869, 1870
Notes:
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Name: Charles Shirk Arthur, Jr.
Born: July 16, 1917 in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Riley
Town: Manhattan
Party: Republican
District: 42
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
District: 40
Chamber: House 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 19
Chamber: Senate 1965, 1966, SS1966, 1967, 1968
Notes: WWII veteran (Navy Air Corps). Married March 29, 1944 to Mary Ann Bowen.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics, 1967-1968.
Name: James M. Arthur
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Linn
Town: Centerville
Party: Republican
District: 47
Chamber: House 1866
Notes:
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Name: Lester Cave Arvin
Born: July 22, 1923 in East St. Louis, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Butler
Town: Rose Hill
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: Senate 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Notes: Married May 13, 1945 to Kay Krehbiel. Candidate for Lt. Governor of Kansas in 1956. U.S. Congressman Fourth Dist. 1960.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)
Name: William F. Ashby
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Easton
Party: Democrat
District: 27
Chamber: House 1870, 1871
District: 10
Chamber: House 1885, SS1886
Notes:
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Name: John R. Ashcroft
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Graham
Town: Hill City
Party: Democrat
District: 105
Chamber: House 1909
District: 100
Chamber: House 1913
Notes:
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Name: Charles Mills Asher
Born: April 28, 1894 near Haviland, Kansas.
Died: October 31, 1947
Occupation: Farmer
County: Kiowa
Town: Haviland
Party: Democrat
District: 93
Chamber: House 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes: Married August 18, 1915, to Lora Isabel Elliott.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.
Name: S. D. Ashmore
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Crawford
Town: Girard
Party:
District: 39
Chamber: House 1872
Notes:
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Name: C. G. Aspegren
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Republic
Town: Republic
Party: Republican
District: 60
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930
Notes:
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Name: Otis L. Atherton
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Russell
Town: Russell
Party: Republican
District: 98
Chamber: House 1889, 1891
District: 82
Chamber: House 1893
Notes:
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Name: James Northrup Atkinson
Born:
Died: March 19, 1939
Occupation:
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Republican
District: 9
Chamber: House 1913
Notes:
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Name: M. S. Atwater
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Anderson
Town: Garnett
Party: Republican
District: 16
Chamber: House 1925
Notes:
Source material:
Name: G. A. Atwood
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Editor
County: Ellsworth
Town: Fort Harker
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1875
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Samuel F. Atwood
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Abolitionist
District: 24
Chamber: House 1865
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Patrick B. Augustine
Born: May 14, 1955 in Hays, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Banking, Real estate
County: Ellis
Town: Ellis
Party: Democrat
District: 110
Chamber: House 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Notes: Elected for first term at age 21.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Seventh Edition 1979-80 / R.R. Bowker Company, New York, N.Y., 1979.
Name: Daniel C. Auld, Capt.
Born: February 10, 1810 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Died: October 9, 1896 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Marshall
Town: Nottingham
Party: Republican
District: 3
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1856. Twice married, first to Jane Auld on March 21, 1839, she died May 16, 1860. He then married Mrs. Ellen Hyde on June 5, 1865 in Topeka. Civil War veteran: 13th Regiment, Kansas Volunteers. Death occurred while visiting his daughter, Cynthia G. Holmes in Topeka, Kansas.
Source material:1)---Biographical information on him can be found in the online biography of his son-in-law, George N. Holmes in A Standard History of Kanasas and Kansan A five volume set published in 1918 by William Connelley.
2)---Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. vol. 10. (Topeka, Kan. : State Printing Office, 1908) p. 243.
Name: Clay Aurand
Born: May 30, 1962 in Superior, Nebraska
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Republic
Town: Courtland
Party: Republican
District: 109
Chamber: House 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Gina Aurand.
Source material:1)---Kansas Legislative web site
Name: A. J. Austin
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Meade
Town: Meade
Party: Democrat
District: 122
Chamber: House 1925
Notes:
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Name: Herman Willard Avery
Born: May 26, 1870 in Wakefield, Kansas.
Died: January 26, 1950 in Clay Center, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Clay
Town: Wakefield
Party: Republican
District: 22
Chamber: Senate 1909, 1911
Notes: Married June 1, 1898 to Hattie Maria Coffman. Father of State Representative/Governor William H. Avery.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.
Name: William Henry "Bill" Avery
Born: August 11, 1911 in Wakefield, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Clay
Town: Wakefield
Party: Republican
District: 58
Chamber: House 1951, 1953
Notes: Married June 16, 1940 to Hazel Bowles. World War II veteran. U.S. Representative in Congress from Kansas, 1955-1965. Governor of Kansas, 1965-1967. Candidate for U.S. Senate from Kansas in 1968. Son of State Senator Herman Willard Avery.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933 (father's biography).
2)---1951 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazine, [1950?].
3)---Who's Who in American Politics, 6th edition. New York: Bowker Co., 1977.
Name: Axel. G. Axelton
Born: in Ostergothland Province, Sweden.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Randolph
Party: Republican
District: 43
Chamber: House 1893, 1895
Notes: Came to America in 1852. Came to Kansas in 1858.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. George W. Crane & Co., Topeka, Kansas, 1895.
Name: S. P. Axtell
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Haskell
Town: Santa Fe
Party: Republican
District:
Chamber: House 1889
Notes: Admitted as delegate by resolution, January 10, 1889.
Source material:
Name: Samuel Ayers
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Name: Jayne Anne Aylward
Born: August 28, 1956 in Salina, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockwoman
County: Saline
Town: Salina
Party: Republican
District: 74
Chamber: House 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,
SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990
Notes:
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Name: Samuel Ayres/Ayers
Born: February 4, 1803 in Chester, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
Died: February 17, 1887
Occupation: Minister, Doctor
County: Linn
Town:
Party:
District: 48
Chamber: House 1864
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857, and was one of the developers of Linn County. Married to Ruth Nash on March 10, 1829. Name on his tombstone spelled Ayers.
Source material:1)---From the research of Gloria (Odom) Trommler.
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