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Kansas Legislators Past & Present
Bab through Beat
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: Joseph Waddell Babb
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Linn
Town:
Party: Republican
District: 48
Chamber: House 1870
Notes:
Source material:
Name: William Jasper Babb
Born: about 1847 in Laurens District, South Carolina.
Died:
Occupation: Teacher, Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Fusion 1899; Populist 1901
District: 70
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1887.
Source material:
1) - Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1900.
Name: James F. Babbitt
Born: about 1812 in Massachusetts.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Brown
Town: Hiawatha
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: House 1870, 1871
Notes: Spouse's first name listed as Martha.
Source material:
1) - 1870 U.S. Census, Hiawatha, Brown County, Kansas.
Name: H. C. Babcock
Born: about 1832 in Vermont.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Mitchell
Town: Cawker
Party: Republican
District: 87
Chamber: House 1875
Notes:
Source material:
1) - 1880 U.S. Census, Walnut Creek Township, Mitchell, Kansas.
Name: Stephen Godfrey Babcock
Born: August 10, 1846 in Tyre, Seneca, New York.
Died:
Occupation:
County: Kingman
Town: Kingman
Party: Democrat
District:
Chamber: House 1881
Notes: Married December 24, 1867 to Amelia M. Tipling.
Source material:
1) - 1880 U.S. Census, Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas.
2) - Tipling Family Descendents web page at rootsweb.com.
Name: Andrew G. Baber
Born: about 1833 in Tennessee.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Washington
Town: Clifton
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874
Notes: Spouse's first name listed as Melissa J.
Source material:
1) - 1880 U.S. Census, Clifton, Washington County, Kansas.
Name: Frank Bacon
Born: about 1842 in Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Real estate agent
County: Neosho
Town: Chanute
Party: Democrat
District: 46
Chamber: House 1873
Notes: Spouse's first name listed as Martha.
Source material:
1) - 1880 U.S. Census,Chanute, Neosho County, Kansas.
Name: John M. Bacon
Born: February 1847 near Elmira, Chemung County, New York.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jackson
Town: Soldier
Party: Republican
District: 39
Chamber: House 1897, SS1898
Notes: Married and the father of two sons. Spouse's first name listed as Maggie.
Source material:
1) - 1900 U.S. Census, Soldier Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
2) - Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897. (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1897.)
Name: Gordon Albert Badger
Born: November 14, 1886 in Kansass.
Died: July 20, 1929
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Greenwood
Town: Eureka
Party: Republican
District: 24
Chamber: Senate 1921, 1923, SS1923
Notes: Married June 15, 1911 to Joy Smith.
Source material:
1) - Clan Gordon Web Page information at rootsweb.com.
2) - 1920 U.S. Census, Eureka Township, Greenwood County, Kansas.
Name: Jacob Baer
Born: about 1834 in Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, General business
County: Coffey
Town: Burlington
Party: Republican
District: 61
Chamber: House 1876
District: 58
Chamber: House 1877
Notes: Spouse's first name listed as Eliza.
Source material:1)---1880 U.S. Census, Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas.
Name: Julius M. Bahl
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Agent, Federal Land Bank
County: Ellis
Town: Hays
Party: Democrat
District: 89
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938
Notes:
Source material:
Name: H. A. Bailey
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Wyandotte
Town: Argentine
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: House 1899
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John C. Bailey
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Jefferson
Town: Perryville
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: Senate 1869, 1870
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Julian F. Bailey
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Brown
Town: Horton
Party: Democrat
District: 37
Chamber: House 1913
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Lawrence Dudley Bailey
Born: August 26, 1819 in Sutton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Died: October, 1891 in Garden City, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Douglas
Town: Clinton
Party: Republican
District: 40
Chamber: House 1869
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Elected to Territorial Legislature in 1858. Assisted in forming the Kansas State Board of Agriculture and served as president. One of the founders of the State Normal School. Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court, 1861-1869.
Source material:1)---Online biography found in A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans A five volume set published in 1918 by William Connelley.
Name: Paul B. Bailey
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Brown
Town: Hiawatha
Party: Republican
District: 37
Chamber: House 1945, 1947
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Roy Freeman Bailey
Born:
Died: May 15, 1971 in Salina, Kansas.
Occupation: Editor
County: Saline
Town: Salina
Party: Republican
District: 29
Chamber: Senate 1945, 1947
Notes:
Source material:1)---Topeka State Journal 5/15/1971.
Name: Willis Joshua Bailey
Born: October 12, 1854 in Mount Carroll, Illinois.
Died: May 19, 1932 in Mission Hills, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Banker
County: Nemaha
Town: Baileyville
Party: Republican
District: 46
Chamber: House 1889
Notes: Governor of Kansas, 1903-1905. Came to Kansas in 1879. Representative to U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas, 1899-1901. Married in 1903 to Mrs. Ida B. (Albert) Weed. The town, Baileyville, Kansas, was named for his family. Buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kansas
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)---Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989, Bicentennial Edition. United States Government Printing Office, 1989.
Name: E. H. Baliff
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Atchison
Town: Lancaster
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1870
Notes:
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Name: J. D. Bain
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Barton
Town: Great Bend
Party: Democrat
District: 100
Chamber: House 1883
Notes: His death occurred before SS1884.
Source material:
Name: J. W. Bainum
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Bourbon
Town: Mapleton
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: Senate 1875, 1876
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Charles Martin Baird
Born: April 22, 1880 in Cowley County, Kansas.
Died: October 7, 1940
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Cowley
Town: Arkansas City
Party: Democrat
District: 50
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Married in Oct. 21, 1903 to Lenora Sophia Hadick (Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature, 1931, has her name as Leonora Hacicke). His father came to Kansas from Canada in 1871.He was chosen to be one of the first class of 1927 Master Farmers of Kansas.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature: Session 1931 / by Arch L. Bell. Great Bend, Kan. : Howell Printing, [1931?].
21)---Journal of the Kansas House of Representatives, 1941 Session. "House resolution No. 28", p.228.
Name: Charles Olin Baird
Born: November 18, 1878, in Shelby County, Iowa.
Died: November 1, 1945
Occupation: Merchant
County: Coffey
Town: LeRoy
Party: Republican
District: 31
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931
District: 15
Chamber: Senate 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1881. Married Daisy Deane McHenry on December 25, 1901.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature: Session 1931 / by Arch L. Bell. Great Bend, Kan. : Howell Printing, [1931?].
2)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)
Name: William Baird
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Bourbon
Town: Fulton
Party: Republican
District: 22
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Douglas L. Baker
Born: July 4, 1950
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Crawford
Town: Pittsburg
Party: Democrat
District: 3
Chamber: House 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Earle Washington Baker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Machine salesman
County: Haskell
Town: Sublette
Party: Republican
District: 121
Chamber: House 1935, SS1936, 1937, SS1938, 1939
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Elizabeth Baker
Born: April 15, 1941
Died:
Occupation: Educator
County: Sedgwick
Town: Derby
Party: Republican
District: 82
Chamber: House 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989,
SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Floyd Perry Baker
Born: November 16, 1820 in Fort Ann, Washington County, New York.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer/Attorney
County: Nemaha
Town:
Party: Republican
District: 3
Chamber: House 1862
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1860. From 1853-1855 he served as crown attorney and clerk of the district court in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). He was one of the organizers of the Kansas State Historical Society and its first Secretary. Married first on Feb 14, 1844 to Eliza F. Wilson. She died in 1850. Married 2nd on March 7, 1851 to Orinda Searle.
Source material:1)---Online biography found in History of the State of Kansas (Shawnee County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: Frank E. Baker
Born: March 8, 1849 in Independent Township, Warren County, Indiana.
Died: January 25, 1882 Smith Center, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Smith
Town: Smith Center
Party: Greenback and Democrat
District: 110
Chamber: House 1879
Notes: Married Abigail W. Wright. Owned the Cederville Democrat, changed to The Record.
Source material:1)---submitted by great grandson, Timothy P. Baker. The Smith County Pioneer, Smith Center, KS.
Name: George Clay Baker
Born: February 15, 1896 in Le Roy, Coffey County, Kansas.
Died: January 2, 1973
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 17
Chamber: Senate 1925, 1927, SS1928, 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Elected to the State Senate in 1924 at age 28. At that time, he was the youngest person ever elected to the Senate. In 1928 he became the first person in 27 years elected to represent Shawnee County in the State Senate for a second term. He was the first Commissioner of Workers Compensation in Kansas in 1929. World War I veteran: served in an Army artillery unit. Married July 31, 1924, to Ruth Rodeen.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature: Session 1931 / by Arch L. Bell. Great Bend, Kan. : Howell Printing, [1931?].
2)---Journal of the Kansas State Senate, 1973 Session. "Senate Resolution No. 7." Pages 184-185.
Name: Harry Z. Baker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Cheyenne
Town: Bird City
Party: Democrat
District: 107
Chamber: House 1923
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Hood S. Baker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Union
District: 10
Chamber: House 1863
Notes:
Source material:
Name: J. L. Baker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Greenwood
Town: Eureka
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John T. Baker
Born: March 2, 1843 in Putnam County, Indiana.
Died: May 6, 1904 in Ottawa, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser
County: Franklin
Town: Lane
Party: Republican
District: 15
Chamber: House 1895
District: 16
Chamber: House 1899
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1854. Civil War veteran, Company D, 12th Kansas Volunteers. Married Hattie Ashby March 4, 1874 in Douglas County.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. George W. Crane & Co., Topeka, Kansas, 1895.
2)---Courtesy of John A. Jackson, KSGenWeb, Civil War coordinator through his research.
Name: Loren Baker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer (Retired)
County: Pratt
Town: Pratt
Party: Republican
District: 106
Chamber: House 1971, 1972
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Lucien Baker
Born: June 8, 1846 near Cleveland, Ohio.
Died: June 21, 1907 in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 3
Chamber: Senate 1893, 1895
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1869. Married.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. Topeka, Kan. : Crane Publishing, 1895.
2)---Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989, Bicentennial Edition. United states Government Printing Office, 1989.
Name: M. R. Baker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Wallace
Town: Chance
Party: Republican
District: 110
Chamber: House 1919, SS1919, SS1920, 1921
Notes:
Source material:
Name: P. Y. Baker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Westmoreland
Party: Republican
District: 17
Chamber: House 1869
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Thomas H. Baker
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Butler
Town: Augusta
Party: Republican
District: 67
Chamber: House 1871
District: 74
Chamber: House 1873
Notes: Won the seat on February 9, 1871, in contested election with L. S. Friend.
Source material:
Name: Thomas H. Baker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Marshall
Town: Irving
Party: Republican
District: 7
Chamber: Senate 1863, 1864
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Joe F. Balch
Born: February 26, 1913
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Neosho
Town: Chanute
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: House 1943
Notes: His father, Orlin M. Balch, also served as representative from 1933-1936.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?)
Name: Orlin M. Balch
Born: November 4, 1877, in Earleton, Neosho County, Kansas
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Neosho
Town: Chanute
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: House 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes: Married in 1907 to Lizzie Foetisch; His son, Joe Balch, was also a Kansas legislator
Source material:1)---Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, 1918
Name: Rufus E. Baldwin
Born: about 1835 in Dover, Windham County, Vermont.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Ottawa
Town: Ada
Party: Populist
District: 31
Chamber: Senate 1893, 1895
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1870. Married.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. Topeka, Kan. : Crane Publishing, 1895.
Name: Sherman Amos Baldwin
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Wabaunsee
Town: Wabaunsee
Party: Republican
District: 70
Chamber: House 1875, 1876
Notes:
Source material:
Name: William Baldwin
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 92
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Steadman Ball
Born: September 20, 1904 in Hiawatha, Kansas.
Died: May 16, 1977 in Atchison, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Republican
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1945, 1947, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 2
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958
District: 17
Chamber: Senate 1965, 1966, SS1966, 1967, 1968
District: 1
Chamber: Senate 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Notes: Married October 26, 1929 to Eleanor Margaret Campbell.
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: Volney Ball
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Lincoln
Town: Colorado
Party: Republican
District: 86
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Edward Ballaine
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Crawford
Town: Crawford 1876; Walnut Station 1877
Party: Republican
District: 39
Chamber: House 1876, 1877
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Barbara W. Ballard
Born: November 14, 1944 in Petersburg, Virginia
Died:
Occupation: University administrator, Professor
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Democrat
District: 44
Chamber: House 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Albert Ballard.
Source material:1)--- http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: David Ellenwood Ballard
Born: March 20, 1837 in Franklin County, Vermont.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Washington
Town: Washington; Ballard Falls
Party: Republican
District: 3
Chamber: House 1861
District: 104
Chamber: House 1879
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Civil War veteran: 2nd Kansas Infantry. Lost his seat in the Legislature in a contested election January 16, 1867, to G. Henry Hollenberg. In 1867 he was appointed a commissioner to audit the Price Raid claims. Married December 25, 1865 to Louise Bowen.
Source material:1)---Online biography found in A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans A five volume set published in 1918 by William Connelley
Name: Oakley Gabbert Ballard
Born: July 9, 1873 in Camden Point, Platte County, Missouri.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Democrat
District: 6
Chamber: House 1903
Notes: He was the son of the Hon. W. H. Ballard of Weston, Missouri.
Source material:
Name: T. C. Ballinger
Born: about 1851 in Liberty, Union County, Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Coffey
Town: Burlington
Party: Republican
District: 32
Chamber: House 1893, 1895
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1880.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. George W. Crane & Co., Topeka, Kansas, 1895.
Name: John D. Ballou
Born: November 12, 1955
Died:
Occupation: Ballou Plastering, Inc.; Home inspector, Contractor
County: Johnson
Town: Gardner
Party: Republican
District: 43
Chamber: House 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Edward Payson Bancroft
Born: March 1, 1829 in Union, New York.
Died: December 25, 1904 in Chelsea, Michigan.
Occupation: Land Agent
County: Breckenridge
Town: Emporia
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: Senate 1861, 1862
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Married in 1853 to Mary B. Millspaugh. Civil War veteran: 8th and 9th Kansas. Accepted commission in volunteer service, lost seat March 1, 1862. Replaced by J. M. Rankin. Appointed Regent of Kansas State Normal School 1871-1873. In 1878, arrested and sentenced to two years in state penitentiary for selling bonds for State Normal School and keeping the money. In 1880 he moved to Chihuahua, Mexico and from there to Detroit Michigan.
Special Note: Breckenridge County became Lyon County in 1862.
Source material:1)---"Biographies of members of the Legislature of 1861" Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. Volume 10. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908. (pages 238-254)
Name: William Bancroft
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman (Retired)
County: Greenwood
Town: Eureka
Party: Republican
District: 47
Chamber: House 1953
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Arthur C. Bangs
Born: about 1862 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Died:
Occupation: Transfer and mailman
County: Cowley
Town: Winfield
Party: Republican
District: 55
Chamber: House 1901
Notes: Came to Kansas when he was 17 years old.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1900.
Name: Louis Banker
Born: May 2, 1858 in Hastings County, Ontario
Died: July 8, 1932
Occupation: Merchant
County: Russell
Town: Russell
Party: Republican
District: 86
Chamber: House 1909
Notes: Married Anna May Culbertson on July 20, 1890.
Source material:
Name: George L. Banks
Born: October 13, 1839 in Lake County, Indiana.
Died: August 20, 1924 in Independence, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer/Real Estate and Loan businessman
County: Montgomery
Town: Independence
Party: Republican
District: 30
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908
Notes: First came to Kansas in 1871. Returned to Indiana in 1886. Came back to Kansas in 1896. Civil War veteran: Company C, 15th Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Married first October 8, 1864, to Olive W. Chandler. Married 2nd in 1904 to Mrs. Helen J. (Clarkson) Shoemaker.
Source material:1)---Online biography found in A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans A five volume set published in 1918 by William Connelley.
Name: A. J. Banner
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Clay
Town: Clifton
Party: Republican
District: 70
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
Source material:
Name: A. J. Banta
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Washington
Town: Washington
Party:
District: 11
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
Source material:
Name: A. Barber
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Linn
Town: Paris
Party:
District: 48
Chamber: House 1871
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Marshall L. Barber
Born:
Died: 1911
Occupation:
County: Coffey
Town: Bancroft
Party: Republican
District: 59
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Oliver Barber
Born: December 10, 1816 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Died: October 24, 1895 in Lawrence, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Douglas
Town: Kanwaka
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: House 1861
District: 9
Chamber: Senate 1865, 1866
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1856. Civil War veteran: served on the staff of General James G. Blunt for two years. Married November 8, 1858 to Malinda Burgess.
Source material:1)---"Biographies of Members of the Free-State Legislature of 1857-1858." found in: Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
Name: T. J. Barber
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Anderson
Town: Garnett
Party: Republican
District: 20
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Samuel W. Bard
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Ellsworth
Town: Ellsworth
Party: Republican
District: 97
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Sol Augustin Bardwell
Born:
Died: December 2, 1948 in Manhattan, Kansas.
Occupation: Real estate
County: Riley
Town: Manhattan
Party: Republican
District: 42
Chamber: House 1915, 1917, 1919, SS1919, SS1920
Notes: Married Edith Nebe Thomas.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)
Name: LeRoy E. Baringer
Born: February 21, 1896
Died: December 18, 1965 in Seattle, Washington.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jewell
Town: Webber
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
Notes: Replaced Fred W. Meyer, deceased. Representative Baringer submitted resignation to Governor Anderson November 23, 1964. His brother, Sylvester Baringer, was also a state legislator.
Source material:
Name: Sylvester Baringer
Born: March 30, 1883 in Marshall County, Kansas.
Died: February 11, 1970
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Coffey
Town: Westphalia
Party: Republican
District: 31
Chamber: House 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949
Notes: His brother, Leroy E. Baringer, also a state legislator.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: B. C. Barker
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Springdale
Party:
District: 24
Chamber: House 1872
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Elden Barker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jewell
Town: Jewell City
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: Senate 1873, 1874, SS1874
Notes:
Source material:
Name: George Jerome Barker
Born: November 6, 1842 in Hampden County, Massachusetts.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 15
Chamber: Senate 1885, SS1886, 1887
District: 13
Chamber: House 1897, SS1898, 1901, 1903
Notes: Speaker in 1901. Did not serve in SS1903, appointed
postmaster. Came to Kansas from Wisconsin in 1867. Father of four daughters.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1900.
Name: Lloyd William Barker
Born: 1915
Died:
Occupation: Airport Operator
County: Jefferson
Town: Valley Falls
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: House 1949
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Thomas Jefferson Barker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Wyandotte
Town: Wyandotte
Party: Democrat
District: 80
Chamber: House 1867
District: 19
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Marvin Barkis
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Franklin
Town: Louisburg
Party: Democrat
District: 7
Chamber: Senate 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Marvin William Barkis
Born: January 22, 1943
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Miami
Town: Paola
Party: Democrat
District: 15
Chamber: House 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,
SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990
District: 6
Chamber: House 1991, 1992
Notes:
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Name: Douglas Marion Barkley
Born: October 22, 1860 near Hazel Dell, Cumberland County, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: County superintendent, Teacher, Farmer
County: Elk
Town: Howard
Party: Populist
District: 50
Chamber: House 1895, 1897, SS1898
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1880. Married Etna Carpenter July 17, 1899.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)
Name: W. Winnie Barnard
Born: March 29, 1891 in Castana, Iowa.
Died: January 25, 1968
Occupation: Banker
County: Labette
Town: Oswego
Party: Republican
District: 25
Chamber: House 1925
Notes: Married Bertha Blanche Jameson April 27, 1913.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)
Name: James K. Barnd
Born: December 25, 1845 in Findlay, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Newspaper publisher
County: Ness
Town: Ness City
Party: Republican
District: 103
Chamber: House 1903
Notes: He came to Kansas in 1878 from Ohio. Served in Army, Company G, Seventh Ohio Infantry.
Source material:
Name: A. K. Barnes
Born: about 1873 in northeastern Ohio.
Died: May 13, 1936 near Harveyville, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Wabaunsee
Town: Harveyville
Party: Republican
District: 21
Chamber: Senate 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1880. Married in 1903 to Gertrude Ross.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature: Session 1931 / by Arch L. Bell. Great Bend, Kan. : Howell Printing, [1931?].
Name: Asa Barnes
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Atchison
Town: Locust Grove
Party:
District: 8
Chamber: House 1864, 1871
Notes:
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Name: Elmer B. Barnes
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Scott
Town: Grigsby
Party: Socialist
District: 113
Chamber: House 1917
Notes:
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Name: Guy L. Barnes
Born: December 14, 1875 in Carlinville, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Sumner
Town: Milton
Party: Republican
District: 69
Chamber: House 1943, 1945, 1947
Notes:
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: James Shepherd Barnes
Born: 1859 in Summerfield, Noble County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Real estate, Loan business
County: Pratt
Town: Pratt
Party: Republican
District: 79
Chamber: House 1905
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1885.
Source material:
Name: Jared Pierpont Barnes
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stock dealer
County: Jefferson
Town: Rock Creek
Party: Republican
District: 18
Chamber: House 1875
Notes:
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Name: M. Barnes
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Jefferson
Town:
Party:
District: 21
Chamber: House 1864
Notes:
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Name: Melany Barnes
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Financial secretary, Treasurer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 95
Chamber: House 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Notes:
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Name: William Henry Barnes
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Rooks
Town: Stockton
Party: Republican
District: 113
Chamber: House 1885, 1886
Notes:
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Name: Willis J. Barnes
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Sheridan
Town: Hoxie
Party: Populist 1891; Farmers' Alliance 1893
District: 121
Chamber: House 1891
District: 104
Chamber: House 1893
Notes:
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Name: William Phineas Barnes
Born: July 1, 1837 in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Linn
Town: Blue Mound
Party: Republican
District: 34
Chamber: House 1876
Notes: Married Maria J. Brook of Illinois on October 20, 1856. He fathered ten children.
Source material:1)---History of Kansas / William G. Cutler. (Topeka, Kan. : A.T. Andreas, 1883). Also available on the Internet at: http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/linn.
Name: Elbert F. Barnett
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Jewell
Town: Esbon
Party: Farmers' Alliance 1891; Populist 1893
District: 102
Chamber: House 1891
District: 86
Chamber: House 1893
Notes:
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Name: J. D. Barnett
Born: in Washington County, Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Ness
Town: Brownell
Party: Populist
District: 99
Chamber: House 1895
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1884.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. George W. Crane & Co., Topeka, Kansas, 1895.
Name: James A. Barnett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Franklin
Town: Wellsville
Party: Republican
District: 19
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes:
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Name: James A. (Jim) Barnett
Born: July 30, 1954 in Emporia, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Lyon
Town: Emporia
Party: Republican
District: 17
Chamber: Senate 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Yvonne Barnett.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: William B. Barnett
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Brown
Town:
Party:
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1862
Notes:
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Name: Earl Stanton (Stan) Barnhill
Born: April 3, 1932 in Junction City, Kansas.
Died: February 9, 1989 at Junction City, Kansas
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Geary
Town: Junction City
Party: Democrat
District: 41
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
Notes: Married June 10, 1953 to Dianne Brown they divorced. Remarried Martha Simmonds
Source material:1)--- Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)
Name: Jim Barone
Born: May 20, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Business consultant
County: Crawford
Town: Frontenac
Party: Democrat
District: 13
Chamber: Senate 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Donita Barone.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: Ginger A. Barr
Born: December 4, 1947
Died:
Occupation: Cemeterian
County: Shawnee
Town: Auburn
Party: Republican
District: 51
Chamber: House 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990
Notes:
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Name: Herbert J. Barr
Born: February 10, 1899 in Ottawa, Illinois.
Died: February 20, 1953 in Leoti, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman, Banker, Merchant
County: Wichita
Town: Leoti
Party: Democrat
District: 111
Chamber: House 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947
Notes: Minority Floor Leader
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: H. J. (Jack) Barr, II
Born: December 10, 1924 in Larned, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Rancher
County: Wichita
Town: Leoti
Party: Republican
District: 111
Chamber: House 1961, 1962
District: 37
Chamber: Senate 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 40
Chamber: Senate 1965, 1966, SS1966, 1967, 1968
Notes: Married October 6, 1952 to Ann G. Spear. Appointed to fill unexpired term of Clifford Hope, Jr., in 1963. Son of former representative Herbert J. Barr.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)
Name: John T. Barr
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Westmoreland
Party: Democrat
District: 41
Chamber: House 1917
Notes:
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Name: Robert B. Barr
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Bourbon
Town: Fort Scott
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: Senate 1917
Notes:
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Name: K. H. Barrackman
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Elk
Town: Union Center
Party: Greenback
District: 96
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
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Name: David Leslie Barrett
Born: June 14, 1878
Died: July 13, 1965
Occupation: Farmer
County: Miami
Town: Osawatomie, Paola 1925
Party: Democrat
District: 14
Chamber: House 1921, 1923, SS1923, 1925
Notes:
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Name: George W. Barrett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jefferson
Town: Mt. Florence
Party: Republican
District: 20
Chamber: House 1863
Notes:
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Name: William Barrett
Born: December 18, 1859
Died: March 23, 1939
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Pratt
Town: Pratt
Party: Democrat
District: 74
Chamber: House 1911, 1913
Notes:
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Name: E. L. "Bert" Barrier
Born: March 21, 1878 (note this date taken from House Journal of 1945. 1905 Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature gives birth year as 1879.) near Eureka, Kansas.
Died: May 7, 1943 near Eureka, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Greenwood
Town: Eureka
Party: Republican
District: 47
Chamber: House 1911, 1919, SS1919, SS1920, 1921, 1927, SS1928
District: 24
Chamber: Senate 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Apointed State Budget Director in 1929. Married March 31, 1903 (according to Who's Who in Kansas legislature, in 1905) to Amy Loy.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in the Kansas Legislature: Session 1931 / by Arch L. Bell. Great Bend, Kan. : Howell Printing, [1931?].
2)---House Journal: Proceedings of the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas, Thirty-Fourth Biennial Session, Topeka, Jan. 9 TO March 31, Inclusive, 1945. "House Concurrent Resolution No. 14", pages 176-177.
Name: William Alexander Barron
Born: March 22, 1872 in Muscotah, Kansas.
Died: December 2, 1955 in Phillipsburg, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Phillips
Town: Phillipsburg
Party: Republican
District: 40
Chamber: Senate 1937, SS1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947
Notes: Senate resolution number 12 in 1956.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: Edwin P. Barrows
Born: 1860
Died: July 7, 1943
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Harvey
Town: Sedgwick
Party: Republican
District: 65
Chamber: House 1925
Notes:
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Name: Howard E. Barstow
Born: January 20, 1896 in rural Pawnee County, Kansas.
Died: October 21, 1984
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Pawnee
Town: Larned
Party: Democrat
District: 91
Chamber: House 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958
Notes: Married Ruth Ellen Crane December 4, 1920.
Source material:1)---"House Resolution 6047," Journal of the House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature, 1985.
Name: H. William K. Bartlett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Davis
Town: Junction City
Party: Republican
District: 20
Chamber: Senate 1865, 1866
Notes: Davis County was changed to Geary County on March 7, 1889.
Source material:
Name: Josiah Comstock Bartlett
Born: July 14, 1829 in New Haven, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Died: February 20, 1862 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Merchant
County: Douglas
Town: Big Springs
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Married Hannah Long in 1851.
Source material:1)---Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. vol. 10. (Topeka, Kan. : State Printing Office, 1908) p. 244.
Name: Thomas Bartlett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Allen
Town: Iola
Party: Independent Reform
District: 17
Chamber: Senate 1875, 1876
Notes:
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Name: H. E. Barton
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Gray
Town:
Party:
District:
Chamber: House 1889
Notes: Admitted as delegate by resolution, January 10, 1889.
Source material:
Name: Jospeh E. Basgall
Born: about 1857 in Russia.
Died:
Occupation: Implement dealer
County: Ellis
Town: Hays
Party: Democrat
District: 90
Chamber: House 1897, 1898
Notes: Came to America in 1876. Married and the father of seven children.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897. (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1897.)
Name: Wendelin E. Basgall
Born: December 3, 1907 in Pfeifer, Kansas.
Died: March 13, 1982
Occupation: Teacher, Real estate salesman, Banking
County: Ellis
Town: Hays
Party: Democrat
District: 111
Chamber: House 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Notes: Married November 27, 1933 to Julitta Kuhn.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)
Name: Walter B. Bass
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Franklin
Town: Ottawa
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
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Name: R. C. Bassett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Nemaha
Town: Seneca
Party: Independent Republican ?
District: 53
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes:
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Name: F. Clark Bateman
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Minister, Lawyer
County: Clay, Dickinson
Town: Clay Center
Party: Democrat
District: 22
Chamber: Senate 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes: Tended his resignation to Governor Landon in November 1934.
Source material:1)---Kansas City Star 10/4/1933.
Name: Scott Bateman
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jackson
Town: Holton
Party: Republican
District: 36
Chamber: House 1921
Notes:
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Name: William Bateman
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Franklin
Town: Peoria City
Party:
District: 51
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
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Name: John Bates
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Apothecary
County: Jefferson
Town: Winchester
Party: Republican
District: 18
Chamber: House 1876
Notes:
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Name: R. C. Bates
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Marion
Town: Marion Center
Party: Republican
District: 77
Chamber: House 1875
Notes:
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Name: John C. Batsell
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Atchison
Town:
Party:
District: 10
Chamber: House 1864
Notes:
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Name: Galen Sibley Battey
Born: November 4, 1855 in Tiskilwa, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Physician, Journalist
County: Jewell(Mitchell/Illustriana)
Town: Glen Elder(Cawker City/Illustriana)
Party: Republican
District: 103
Chamber: House 1889
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1876. Married December 18, 1889 to Lucina Benson. Married Clara Ellen Todd December 12, 1894.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)
Name: Richmond T. Battey
Born: September 16, 1849 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Died:
Occupation: Banker
County: Marion
Town: Florence
Party: Republican
District: 23
Chamber: Senate 1897, SS1898, 1899
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1858. Married May 9, 1879 to Mary E. Riggs.
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)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: John Bauer
Born: April 24, 1861 in Bavaria, Germany.
Died: February 13, 1938
Occupation: Farmer
County: Hodgeman
Town: Hanston
Party: Democrat
District: 97
Chamber: House 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes: He came to Kansas City in 1887. Married in 1903 to Susan Hubin.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)
Name: Gladys Baughman
Born: March 25, 1898
Died: December 3, 1966
Occupation: Housewife, Businesswoman
County: Elk
Town: Elk Falls
Party: Democrat
District: 48
Chamber: House 1960
District: 45
Chamber: House 1961, 1962
Notes: Appointed March 26, 1959 to fill the unexpired term of her husband, Thomas Baughman.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: Thomas S. Baughman
Born: August 15, 1898
Died: March 4, 1959 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Stockman, Oil Jobber
County: Elk
Town: Elk Falls
Party: Democrat
District: 48
Chamber: House 1959
Notes: Gladys Baughman appointed to succeed her husband, March 26, 1959. Buried at Howard, Kansas.
Source material:1)---Kansas City Star 3/4/1959.
Name: Alvin Bauman
Born: May 28, 1913 on a farm near Oneida, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Nemaha
Town: Sabetha
Party: Democrat
District: 38
Chamber: House 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
District: 17
Chamber: Senate 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
Notes: Married in 1935.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: Joseph P. Bauserman
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Leavenworth
Town:
Party: Democrat ?
District: 29
Chamber: House 1866
District: 7
Chamber: Senate 1875, 1876
Notes:
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Name: William J. Bawden
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Bourbon
Town: Fort Scott
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: Senate 1885, SS1886, 1887
Notes:
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Name: T. W. Bay
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Harper
Town: Corwin
Party: Democrat
District: 71
Chamber: House 1913
Notes:
Source material:
Name: A. W. Bayer
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Ellsworth
Town: Ellsworth
Party:
District: 88
Chamber: House 1871
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John Henry Bayer
Born: April 14, 1836 in Hanover, Germany.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer/Stockman
County: Republican
Town: Woodson
Party: Yates Center
District: 36
Chamber: House 1891
District: 31
Chamber: House 1893
Notes: Lost seat by contest January 26, 1891. Came to Kansas in 1865. Married April, 1862, to Dorothea Teleke. She died in 1876. He married 2nd in September, 1877, Augusta Steffen Staub.
Source material:
Name: Fred W. Bayless
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Bourbon
Town: Fort Scott
Party: Republican
District: 18
Chamber: House 1939, 1941
Notes:
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Name: Thomas R. Bayne
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jefferson
Town:
Party: Independent
District: 6
Chamber: House 1883, 1884
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Milton P. Beach
Born: December 23, 1909
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Jefferson, Douglas
Town: Oskaloosa
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: Senate 1953
Notes: Resigned, succeeded by Donald Hults in 1955.
Source material:
Name: C. M. Beachey
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Sedgwick
Town:
Party: Republican
District: 66
Chamber: House 1911
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Harry Beal
Born: November 3, 1920
Died:
Occupation: Banker
County: Sedgwick
Town: Clearwater
Party: Republican
District: 68
Chamber: House 1951
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Ailene Carlson Beall
Born: about 1914
Died:
Occupation: Housewife
County: Clay, Dickinson
Town: Clay Center
Party: Republican
District: 20
Chamber: Senate 1960
Notes: Appointed to succeed her husband, Senator William M. Beall. Second woman to ever serve in the Kansas Senate.
Source material:
Name: William M. (Bill) Beall
Born: May 27, 1891 near Grantville, Kansas.
Died: September 3, 1959 in Texarkana, Arkansas.
Occupation: Attorney
County: Clay, Dickinson
Town: Clay Center
Party: Republican
District: 20
Chamber: Senate 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959
Notes: Ailene Carlson Beall appointed to succeed her husband, November 17, 1959.
Source material:
Name: J. A. Beam
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Wilson
Town: Verdi
Party:
District: 63
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John A. Beam
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Douglas
Town:
Party:
District: 9
Chamber: Senate 1863
Notes: Lost seat by contest February 4, 1863, to S. M. Thorp.
Source material:
Name: Edward W. Beaman
Born: November 16, 1899 in Netawaka, Kansas.
Died: August 10, 1977 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Businessman (Retired)
County: Jackson
Town: Hoyt
Party: Republican
District: 36
Chamber: House 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
District: 35
Chamber: House 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
Notes: Married Anne S. Saunders December 10, 1920 in Holton, Kansas. Served as speaker pro-tem in the 1957-1958 session.
Source material:
Name: Virginia B. Beamer
Born: November 24, 1938 in Logan County, Kansas
Died:
Occupation: Local public 0fficial (Retired)
County: Logan
Town: Oakley
Party: Republican
District: 118
Chamber: House 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Spouse name is Charles
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: John S. Bean
Born: 1845 in Chester, Randolph County, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser
County: Saline
Town: Salina
Party: Populist 1897; Fusion 1901 ?
District: 64
Chamber: House 1897, 1898
District: 67
Chamber: House 1901
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1866. Married and the father of seven children.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1900.
Name: W. L. Bear
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Osborne
Town: Osborne City
Party:
District: 93
Chamber: House 1872
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Ezra E. Beard
Born: August 8, 1872 in DeWitt County, Illinois.
Died: March 12, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Derby, Wichita 1923
Party: Republican
District: 66
Chamber: House 1919, SS1919, SS1920, 1921, 1923, SS1923
Notes: Married September 17, 1907 to Martha Howell Howard.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)
Name: John Daniel Beasley
Born: August 8, 1879
Died: August 14, 1959 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Railroad engineer (Retired)
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Democrat
District: 9
Chamber: House 1949, 1951
Notes: Buried in Memorial Park cemetery, Kansas City, Kansas.
Source material:
Name: Gurden E. Beates
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Davis (changed to Geary in 1889)
Town: Junction City
Party: Republican
District: 59
Chamber: House 1885, 1886
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Thomas Beattie
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Wamego
Party: Republican
District: 57
Chamber: House 1885, 1886
District: 50
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Fred S. Beatty
Born: January 11, 1889 in Vermillion, Kansas.
Died: June 13, 1963 in Frankfort, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Cattleman, Stockman, Rancher
County: Marshall
Town: Vermillion, Frankfort 1951
Party: Republican
District: 39
Chamber: House 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953
Notes: One of the few bachelors in the legislature. Played professional baseball.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: Marion Beatty
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Radio broadcasting, Advertising
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Democrat
District: 34
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938, 1939
Notes:
Source material:
Name: J. W. Beaty
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Miami
Town: Paola
Party:
District: 31
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Johnson Beaty
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Brown
Town: Hiawatha
Party: Greenback and Democrat
District: 70
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
Source material:
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