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Kansas Legislators Past & Present

Beau through Bog

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: Jack E. Beauchamp
Born: February 10, 1932
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Franklin
Town: Ottawa
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: House 1987, SS1987, 1988
Notes:
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Name: H. W. Beck
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Butler
Town: Indianola
Party: Republican
District: 91
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
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Name: Roy Delbert Beck
Born: April 25, 1876 in Marsa, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Stafford
Town: Byers
Party: Republican
District: 77
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Married Lillian Hall July 21, 1901.
Source material:

1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)



Name: William T. Beck
Born: February 14, 1873
Died: November 24, 1967
Occupation: Newspaper publisher
County: Jackson
Town: Holton
Party: Republican
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1949, 1951
Notes: Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives in 1909. Nominee for Lt. Governor of Progressive Party in 1914. (SR14 1968)
Source material:



Name: Rich Becker
Born: April 16, 1931
Died:
Occupation: Retired publisher, Author, Consultant
County: Johnson
Town: Lenexa
Party: Republican
District: 30
Chamber: House 1996
District: 9
Chamber: Senate 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Notes: Succeeds Gary Haulmark, resigned. Appointed by Governor Graves on May 2, 1995.
Source material:



Name: Richard L. Becker
Born: November 3, 1905 in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Montgomery
Town: Coffeyville
Party: Republican
District: 26
Chamber: House 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949
District: 12
Chamber: Senate 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes: Elected November 7, 1950 to fill unexpired term of Clarence P.
Oakes.
Source material: 1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)



Name: H. M. Beckett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Banker, Farmer
County: Johnson
Town: Olathe
Party: Democrat
District: 6
Chamber: Senate 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes:
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Name: R. A. Beckett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Kearny
Town: Deerfield
Party: Republican
District: 120
Chamber: House 1909
Notes:
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Name: Samuel Daniel Beegle
Born: October 26, 1823 in Flanders, Morris, New Jersey.
Died: August 27, 1904
Occupation: Farmer, Pastor, Photographer
County: Clay
Town: Clay Center
Party: Reform
District: 80
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874, 1875
Notes: Married Sarah Ann Cooper October 28, 1846. Owned and operated photography shop in Clay Center, Kansas.
Source material:

 

1)---Information in part supplied by great-granddaughter, Grace Inman of Georgia.



Name: Charles S. Beekman
Born: 1878
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Cowley
Town: Arkansas City
Party: Republican
District: 55
Chamber: House 1905
Notes:
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Name: J. Beekman
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Cowley
Town: Arkansas City
Party: Republican
District: 52
Chamber: House 1895
Notes:
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Name: Charles E. Beeks
Born: Feburary 7, 1867
Died: November 24, 1941
Occupation: Farmer
County: Douglas
Town: Baldwin
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: House 1923, 1925, 1927, SS1928
Notes:
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Name: A. S. Beeler
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Stevens
Town: Lafayette
Party: Republican
District:
Chamber: House 1889
District: 125
Chamber: House 1891
Notes: Admitted as a delegate by resolution January 10, 1889.
Source material:



Name: Fred Beeler
Born: October 4, 1879 in Jewell County, Kansas.
Died: March 31, 1958 in Beloit, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman, Banker
County: Jewell
Town: Jewell City
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930
Notes: Brother to Representative Joe R. Beeler.
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Name: Joe R. Beeler
Born: July 28, 1899 in Jewell, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Banker, Farmer, Stockman
County: Jewell
Town: Jewell
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938, 1939
District: 31
Chamber: Senate 1941, 1943, 1949, 1951
Notes: Brother to Representative Fred Beeler.
Source material:

 

1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?)



Name: Floyd Lee (Tom) Beem
Born: January 24, 1899 in Smith County, Kansas.
Died: January 1, 1943 near Ruleton, Kansas.
Occupation: Cattle Buyer
County: Sherman
Town: Goodland
Party: Republican
District: 108
Chamber: House 1943
Notes: Married February 2, 1922 to Hattie E. Sellars. Did not serve in Legislature; died before the session.
Source material:

 

1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?)

 

2)---"House Resolution no. 11" Senate and House Journals (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Legislature, 1943), page 60.



Name: Chalkley McCarty Beeson
Born: April 24, 1848 in Salem, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Stockraiser
County: Ford
Town: Dodge City
Party: Republican
District: 101
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903, 1905, 1907, SS1908
Notes: He came to Kansas from Colorado in 1875. He was a violinist, and organizer of the Cowboy Band of Dodge City and Beeson's Orchestra.
Source material:

 

1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1903.



Name: Harman V. Beeson
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Franklin
Town: Stanton
Party: Republican
District: 59
Chamber: House 1863
Notes:
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Name: Oliver H. Beeson
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Washington
Town: Clifton
Party: Republican
District: 105
Chamber: House 1881
District: 78
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes:
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Name: William M. Beezley
Born: July 7, 1917 in Girard, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Dairy farmer
County: Crawford
Town: Girard
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: House 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Notes: Married in 1945 to Geraldine C. Janssen. In 1981, he was named the Master Farmer and his wife the Master Homemaker. HR6154 in 1982.
Source material:

 

1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Seventh Edition 1979-80 / R.R. Bowker Company, New York, N.Y., 1979.



Name: William N. Beezley
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Edwards
Town: Kinsley
Party: Republican
District: 96
Chamber: House 1899
Notes:
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Name: Carol Edward Beggs
Born: February 3, 1927
Died: January 19, 2005 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Self-Employed Retailer, Semi-Retired
County: Saline
Town: Salina
Party: Republican
District: 71
Chamber: House 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.
Notes: Re-elected to 2005 term, died in office. Described by fellow legislators as "one of the good guys" with a wonderful sense of humor, and a genuine love of people. Replaced by Charles Roth who was sworn in February 7, 2005.
Source material:

 

1)---Summarized from Topeka Capital-Journal Friday, January 21, 2005 issue.

 

2)---Social Security Death Index



Name: Robert Behee
Born: September 16, 1924 in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Died: July 1964 in Tijuana, Mexico.
Occupation: Paint Contractor
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: House 1961, 1962, 1963
Notes:
Source material:

 

1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)



Name: Henry William Behrens
Born: December 10, 1882 in Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Osage
Town: Lyndon
Party: Democrat
District: 16
Chamber: Senate 1925, 1927, SS1928, 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Married Matilda Ulrich December 23, 1908.
Source material:

 

1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)



Name: David Belden
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Johnson
Town: De Soto
Party: Republican
District: 30
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
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Name: J. H. Belding
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Linn
Town:
Party:
District: 47
Chamber: House 1864
Notes:
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Name: Clement Bell
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Dickinson
Town:
Party:
District: 75
Chamber: House SS1886
Notes:
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Name: Donald Alfred Bell
Born: July 13, 1928 in Wichita, Kansas.
Died: November 12, 1985
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 68
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
District: 79
Chamber: House 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
Notes: Married to Eleanor Harriet Van Gleson. Majority Floor Leader 1969. Died from injuries receive in airplane crash.
Source material:

 

1)------"House Resolution 6195," Journal of the House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature, 1986.

 


2)------Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)



Name: George D. Bell
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Democrat
District: 10
Chamber: Senate 1965, 1966, SS1966, 1967, 1968
District: 4 (Pos. 1)
Chamber: Senate 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
District: 4
Chamber: Senate 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
Notes:
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Name: L. Claude Bell
Born: September 18, 1913 in McDonald, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Teacher, Farmer, Rancher
County: Rawlins
Town: McDonald
Party: Republican
District: 106
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
District: 39
Chamber: Senate 1963, 1964, SS1964, 1965, 1966, SS1966, 1967, 1968
Notes: Married May 29, 1937 to Marie R. Appel. Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Senator August W. Lauterbach.
Source material:

 

1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)



Name: J. W. Bell
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Washington
Town: Washington
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: House 1875
Notes:
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Name: Maurice S. Bell
Born:
Died: August 30, 1873
Occupation: Teacher, Lawyer
County: Montgomery
Town: Independence
Party: Republican
District: 65
Chamber: House 1873
Notes: Died of typhoid fever.
Source material:

 

1)---Information provided through the research of John A. Jackson, KSGenWeb, Civil war coordinator.



Name: S. Bell
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Riley
Town: Manhattan
Party: Democrat
District: 42
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938
Notes:
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Name: Daniel M. Bender
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser, Real estate
County: Labette
Town: Parsons
Party: Republican
District: 26
Chamber: House 1895
District: 11
Chamber: Senate 1909, 1911
Notes:
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Name: Jesse David Bender
Born: August 6, 1868
Died: February 11, 1939
Occupation: Merchant
County: Jackson
Town: Holton
Party: Democrat
District: 36
Chamber: House 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes: Mayor of Holton (HR31 1939)
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Name: M. A. Bender
Born:
Died: January 1945 in Holton, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer, Judge
County: Jackson
Town: Holton
Party: Republican
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes:
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Name: Harve L. Bendure
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Conductor (Retired)
County: Labette
Town: Parsons
Party: Democrat
District: 24
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes:
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Name: Samuel Seward Benedict
Born: 1844
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Wilson
Town: Benedict
Party: Republican
District: 63
Chamber: House 1872, 1875, 1876
District: 23
Chamber: Senate 1877, 1879, 1881
District: 30
Chamber: House 1895
District: 13
Chamber: Senate 1905
Notes: Died before 1907 session. Replaced by Francis M. Robertson.
Source material:



Name: Francis M. "Frank" Benefiel
Born: February 24, 1862 in Hendricks County, Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Butcher, Cattle buyer
County: Montgomery
Town: Coffeyville
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: House 1893, 1895
District: 29
Chamber: House 1899
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1889.
Source material:

 

1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. Topeka, Kan. : Crane Publishing, 1894.



Name: T. S. Benefiel, Jr.
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Kingman
Town: Nashville
Party: Populist
District: 73
Chamber: House 1893
Notes:
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Name: Harold T. Beninga
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Retired
County: Geary
Town: Junction City
Party: Republican
District: 64
Chamber: House 1975, 1976
Notes:
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Name: Lisa L. Benlon
Born: July 9, 1953
Died:
Occupation: Accounting office manager
County: Johnson
Town: Shawnee
Party: Republican
District: 17
Chamber: House 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Notes:
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Name: A. H. Bennett
Born: October 16, 1885
Died: November 25, 1948 in near Pueblo, Colorado.
Occupation: Rancher
County: Hamilton
Town: Coolidge
Party: Democrat
District: 117
Chamber: House 1945, 1947
Notes: Elected to 1949 legislature; Died before taking office.
Source material:



Name: Abram Bennett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Minister
County: Doniphan
Town: Troy, East Norway 1871
Party: Republican
District: 1
Chamber: Senate 1863, 1864
District: 2
Chamber: House 1871
Notes:
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Name: Edgar Bennett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Washington
Town: Washington
Party: Democrat
District: 20
Chamber: Senate 1925, 1927, SS1928
Notes:
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Name: Edgar C. Bennett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Marshall
Town: Marysville
Party: Democrat
District: 40
Chamber: House 1925, 1927, SS1928
Notes:
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Name: R. J. Bennett
Born: 1857 in New York City, New York.
Died:
Occupation: Train dispatcher, Railroad agent
County: Dickinson
Town: Herington
Party: Republican
District: 58
Chamber: House 1897
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1888. Married and the father of three children. Died before SS1898.
Source material:

 

1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897. (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1897.)



Name: Robert F. Bennett
Born: May 23, 1927 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Died: October 9, 2000 in Kansas City
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Johnson
Town: Prairie Village, Overland Park 1973-1974
Party: Republican
District: 15
Chamber: Senate 1965, 1966, SS1966, 1967, 1968
District: 5 (Pos.2)
Chamber: Senate 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
District: 9
Chamber: Senate 1973, 1974
Notes: Resigned December 31, 1974, to become Governor January 13, 1975. Married in 1971 to Olivia Fisher. WWII veteran.
Source material:


1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Seventh Edition 1979-80 / R.R. Bowker Company, New York, N.Y., 1979.

2)---Who's Who in American Politics, Sixth Edition 1977-78 / R.R. Bowker Company, New York, N.Y., 1977.


Name: Charles W. Benning
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: House 1885, SS1886
District: 2
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
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Name: John Bennyworth
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Pawnee
Town: Larned
Party: Independent Republican ?
District: 121
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
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Name: Alfred Washburn Benson
Born: July 15, 1843 in Poland, Chautauqua County, New York.
Died: January 1, 1916 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Franklin
Town: Ottawa
Party: Republican
District: 18
Chamber: Senate 1881, 1883, SS1884, 1885
District: 16
Chamber: House 1905
Notes: Married Unettie L. Towsley May 10, 1870. United States Senator 1906 to 1907. Associate justice of the Kansas Supreme court from 1907 to 1915. Buried in Highland Cemetery, Ottawa, Kansas. Permanent member of the faculty of Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas.
Source material:

 

1)---Information provided through the research of John A. Jackson, KSGenWeb, Civil war coordinator.



Name: Charles H. Benson
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Banker
County: Trego
Town: Wakeeney
Party: Republican
District: 99
Chamber: House 1925, 1927, SS1928
Notes:
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Name: Edward Henry Benson
Born: December 28, 1872 near Belleville, Kansas.
Died: April 30, 1959
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Thomas
Town: Colby
Party: Democrat
District: 39
Chamber: Senate 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936, 1937, SS1938, 1939
Notes: Married to Annie Laurie Stubblefield February 28, 1900.
Source material:

 

1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)



Name: George W. Benson
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 36
Chamber: House 1870, 1871
Notes:
Source material:



Name: H. D. Benson
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Cheyenne
Town: St. Francis
Party: Republican
District:
Chamber: House 1889
Notes: Admitted as delegate by resolution on January 10, 1889.
Source material:



Name: Joe C. Benson
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Seward
Town: Kismet
Town: Liberal 1933-1934
Party: Democrat
District: 123
Chamber: House 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes:
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Name: N. F. Benson
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Nemaha
Town: Sabetha
Party: Republican
District: 72
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
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Name: William F. Benson
Born: August 22, 1859 in North Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont.
Died: January 22, 1942 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Banker
County: Butler
Town: Chelsea 1897; El Dorado 1905
Party: Populist 1897; Democrat 1905
District: 25
Chamber: Senate 1897, SS1898, 1899, 1905, 1907, SS1908
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1878.
Source material:

 

1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897)



Name: Charles H. Bent
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Labette
Town: Oswego
Party: Radical
District: 85
Chamber: House 1867
Notes: Admitted February 7, 1867.
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Name: Edwin M. Bentley
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Anderson
Town: Welda
Party: Democrat
District: 16
Chamber: House 1911, 1913
Notes:
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Name: Orsemus Hills Bentley
Born: December 19, 1852 in New York.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 29
Chamber: Senate 1889, 1891
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1880. Married Flora X. Harris, Feb 8, 1877.
Source material:

 

1)---Directory of the Kansas State Senate, 1889 / by A.G. Stacey, Secretary. Topeka, Kan. Kansas Publishing House, 1889.



Name: R. Howard Bentley
Born: July 19, 1909 in Ness City, Kansas.
Died: December 5, 1975 in Kinsley, Kansas.
Occupation: Merchant (Retired), Business executive
County: Edwards
Town: Kinsley
Party: Republican
District: 92
Chamber: House 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes: Married Inez Anibal September 21, 1930
Source material:

 

1)---"House Resolution 6078," Journal of the House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature, 1976.



Name: Roderick Bentley
Born: June 20, 1921
Died:
Occupation: Rancher, Farmer
County: Gove
Town: Shields
Party: Republican
District: 104
Chamber: House 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958
Notes:
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Name: Milton R. Benton
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Radical Republican
District: 8
Chamber: House 1865
Notes:
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Name: William R. Benton
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Maple Grove 1876; Wheaton 1889
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: House 1876
District: 49
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
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Name: John J. Bentz
Born: in 1827 in Germany.
Died: in 1888
Occupation: Merchant
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 7
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Came to Kansas from Weston, Missouri in 1854.
Source material:

 

1)---Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. vol. 10. (Topeka, Kan. : State Printing Office, 1908) p. 244.



Name: William E. Berg
Born: May 4, 1883 near Iuka, Kansas.
Died: February 10, 1941 in Pratt, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Pratt
Town: Pratt
Party: Republican
District: 74
Chamber: House 1925, 1927, SS1928
Notes: Married August, 1917, to Alda Boughner.
Source material:

 

1)---Journal of the Kansas House of Representatives, 1941. "House Resolution No. 27", page 228.



Name: Fred G. Bergen
Born: June 13, 1865 in Galesburg, Illinois.
Died: August 1946 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Banker
County: Marshall
Town: Summerfield
Party: Republican
District: 19
Chamber: Senate 1917, 1919, SS1919, SS1920
Notes: Appointed as Bank Examiner for the state of Kansas.
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Name: F. E. Berke
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lumber, Coal, Grain
County: Jewell
Town: Burr Oak
Party: Republican
District: 90
Chamber: House 1909
Notes:
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Name: Arnold Berman
Born: May 14, 1929
Died: January 19, 1994
Occupation: Attorney
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Democrat
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
Notes: Married to Sandra Rae Wax.
Source material:

 

1)--- 1977-1978 Kansas Legislative Directory. ( Kansas City, MO. : Halgo Publishing Inc., 1978?.)



Name: Eugene Phillip Bernardin
Born: May 13, 1864 in Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
Died:
Occupation: Nursery farmer
County: Labette
Town: Parsons
Party: Republican
District: 24
Chamber: House 1921
Notes: Married Jessie Hart June 12, 1889.
Source material:

 

1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)



Name: Edward Augustine Berry
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer, Farmer
County: Marshall
Town: Marysville
Party: Republican
District: 22
Chamber: Senate 1889, 1891
Notes: Married Flora Lewis.
Source material:

 

1)---Directory of the Kansas State Senate, 1889 / by A.G. Stacey, Secretary. Topeka, Kan. Kansas Publishing House, 1889.



Name: Harrison Berry
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Chautauqua
Town: Boston
Party: Democrat, Greenback 1879
District: 66
Chamber: House 1876
District: 94
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
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Name: Martin H. Berry
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Reno
Party: Democrat
District: 8
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
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Name: T. E. Berry
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Clark
Town: Ashland
Party: Democrat
District: 112
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
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Name: Jerome Charles Berryman
Born: May 22, 1902 in Ashland, Kansas.
Died: May 23, 1960 in Ashland, Kansas.
Occupation: Lumberman, Stockman, Banker, Insurance, Real estate
County: Clark
Town: Ashland
Party: Republican
District: 95
Chamber: House 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes: Son of Jerome Woods Berryman, who also served as a Kansas legislator. Married to Louise Caruthers Berryman.
Source material:



Name: Jerome Woods Berryman
Born: March 12, 1870 in Arcadia, Missouri.
Died: April 19, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Occupation: Banker, Lumberman
County: Clark
Town: Ashland
Party: Republican
District: 100
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908
District: 95
Chamber: House 1923, 1925, 1927, SS1928
Notes: Came to Kansas in about 1887. Moved to Pond Creek, Oklahoma, in 1893 and returned to Kansas in 1897. Married June 8, 1898, to Nancy Annette McNickle. Father of Kansas legislator, Jerome Charles Berryman.
Source material:

 

1)---Journal of the Kansas House of Representatives, 1941 SESSION. "House Resolution No. 26", pages 227-228.



Name: Bob Bethell
Born: November 5, 1942 in Joliet, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Healthcare administrator
County: Rice
Town: Alden
Party: Republican
District: 113
Chamber: House 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Lorene Bethell.
Source material:

 

1)---http://www.kslegislature.org



Name: Francis Allison Bettis
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Labette
Town: Oswego
Party: Republican
District: 45
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
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Name: Donald Betts, Jr.
Born: February 8, 1978
Died:
Occupation: Youth director
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 84
Chamber: House 2003
District: 29
Chamber: Senate 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Appointed to replace Senator Gooch, who resigned.
Source material:

 

1)---http://www.kslegislature.org



Name: Joseph Benson Betts
Born: about 1852 in Morgan County, Illinois.
Died: 1913
Occupation: Carpenter, Contractor
County: Shawnee
Town: North Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 38
Chamber: House 1901
District: 37
Chamber: House 1903
District: 17
Chamber: Senate 1905, 1907, SS1908
Notes:
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Name: Lew Betts
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Butler
Town: Douglass
Party: Populist or Fusion ?
District: 57
Chamber: House 1901
Notes:
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Name: George T. Beven (or Bevins?)
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Democrat
District: 10
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
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Name: Frank W. Bevington
Born: August 14, 1861 in LaGrange County, Indiana.
Died: March 18, 1933
Occupation: Merchant
County: Jewell
Town: Jewell
Party: Republican
District: 90
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1871.
Source material:

 

1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1903.



Name: M. E. Bholan
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Locomotive engineer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 67
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938
Notes:
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Name: Charles Franklin Biddle
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Stockman
County: Comanche
Town: Coldwater
Party: Republican
District: 98
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
Notes:
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Name: William Rhinehart Biddle
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Linn
Town: Pleasanton
Party: Republican
District: 33
Chamber: House 1876, 1877, 1879
Notes:
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Name: Edwin Bideau, III
Born: October 1, 1950
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Neosho
Town: Chanute
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: House 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988
Notes:
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Name: Alois F. Bieker
Born: May 28, 1889
Died: February 14, 1970
Occupation: Insurance, Real estate
County: Ellis
Town: Hays
Party: Democrat
District: 89
Chamber: House 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes:
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Name: Everard Bierer
Born: January 9, 1827 in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Brown
Town: Hiawatha
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1865 settling in Brown County. Married Miss Ellen Smouse on April 8, 1852. The couple had eight children.
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: Donald E. Biggs
Born: February 19, 1930
Died:
Occupation: Finance executive (Retired)
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Democrat
District: 3
Chamber: Senate 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Notes:
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Name: William Ross Bigham
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Morris
Town: White City
Party: Republican
District: 60
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
Notes:
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Name: Levi Billings
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Marion
Town: Marion Center
Party: Republican
District: 76
Chamber: House 1870
Notes:
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Name: N. H. Billings
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Norton
Town: Norton Centre
Party:
District: 100
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
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Name: Orley C. Billings
Born: September 28, 1869 near Burlingame, Osage County, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lumber
County: Marion
Town: Marion
Party: Republican
District: 60
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
Notes:
Source material:

 

1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1903.



Name: James Billingsley
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Marshall
Town: Axtell
Party: Democrat
District: 54
Chamber: House 1885, SS1886
Notes:
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Name: Benjamin S. Binney
Born: October 27, 1874
Died: January 10, 1952
Occupation: Railroad man (Retired)
County: Montgomery
Town: Coffeyville
Party: Republican
District: 26
Chamber: House 1941
Notes: Veteran of the Spanish-American War.
Source material:



Name: S. Bird
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Bourbon
Town: Glendale
Party: Republican
District: 36
Chamber: House 1874
Notes:
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Name: Winfield Austin Scott Bird
Born: 1855
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 38
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, 1908
District: 34
Chamber: House 1915, 1917
Notes:
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Name: John Birkett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Clergyman
County: Jackson
Town: Circleville
Party: Republican
District: 15
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874
Notes:
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Name: Clifford R. Bisbee
Born: October 13, 1905 in Ford County, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Meade
Town: Meade
Party: Republican
District: 122
Chamber: House 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Notes:
Source material:

 

1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)



Name: Christian N. Bishoff
Born: June 4, 1838 in Dauphin County, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Douglas
Town: Eudora
Party: Republican
District: 13
Chamber: House 1891, 1893
Notes: Civil War veteran: Company C, 177th Pennsylvania Volunteer Regiment. Came to Kansas in 1877. Married December 24, 1863, to Mary M. Bauman.
Source material:

 

1)---History of the State of Kansas (Douglas County section) / by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. (page 354).



Name: A. William Thompson Bishop
Born: November 29, 1881
Died: August 8, 1960 in Pasadena, California.
Occupation: Farmer, Realtor
County: Logan
Town: Winona
Party: Republican
District: 109
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes:
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Name: A. W. Bishop
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Educator
County: Smith
Town: Harlan
Party: Republican
District: 111
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes:
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Name: George S. Bishop
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Surveyor
County: Republic 1873; Jewell
Town: White Rock 1873; Jewell Center
Party: Republican
District: 88
Chamber: House 1873
District: 108
Chamber: House 1877, 1879
Notes:
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Name: John W. Bishop
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Hamilton
Town: Syracuse
Party: Republican
District: 125
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
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Name: John Bishop
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Bourbon
Town: Fulton
Party: Republican
District: 23
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
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Name: Robert H. Bishop
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Saline
Town: Salina
Party: Republican
District: 74
Chamber: House 1863
Notes:
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Name: Thomas A. "Tom" Bishop
Born: October 10, 1955
Died:
Occupation: Executive Director, Mennonite Housing
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 91
Chamber: House 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Notes: Resigned January 17, 1994.
Source material:



Name: Walter P. Bishop
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Labette
Town: Oswego
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1870
Notes:
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Name: John Bissell
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Phillips
Town: Phillipsburg
Party: Republican
District: 99
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874, 1876
District: 116
Chamber: House 1879
District: 112
Chamber: House 1883
Notes: Resigned before SS1884 to accept federal office.
Source material:



Name: Frank W. Black
Born: October 2, 1874
Died: July 29, 1972
Occupation: Oil Well Supplies
County: Miami
Town: Paola
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: House 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes:
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Name: Samuel Black
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Douglas
Town:
Party:
District: 8
Chamber: House 1862
Notes:
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Name: Henry Blackburn
Born: January 25, 1813 in Sheffield, England.
Died: November 8, 1884 in Linn County, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Linn
Town: Linnville
Party: Democrat
District: 47
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1858 from Iowa.
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: W. D. Blackford
Born: in Pennsylvania about 1835.
Died: 1907
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Came to Lawrence, Kansas in 1857.
Source material:

 

1)---Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. vol. 10. (Topeka, Kan. : State Printing Office, 1908) p. 244.



Name: J. A. Blackman
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Loring
Party: Republican
District: 16
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
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Name: R. P. Blain
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Ottawa
Town: Lamar
Party: Republican
District: 101
Chamber: House 1881
District: 83
Chamber: House 1885, SS1886
Notes:
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Name: David W. Blaine
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Pratt
Town: Pratt
Party: Independent
District: 79
Chamber: House 1907, SS1908
Notes:
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Name: A. H. Blair
Born: about 1853 in Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa.
Died:
Occupation: Banker, Lawyer
County: Trego
Town: Wakeeney
Party: Populist or Republican?
District: 100
Chamber: House 1893, 1895
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1866.
Source material:

 

1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1895. Topeka, Kan. : Crane Publishing, 1894.



Name: A. M. Blair
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Banker
County: Franklin
Town: Ottawa
Party: Republican
District: 18
Chamber: Senate 1873, 1874, SS1874
Notes:
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Name: Charles White Blair
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Bourbon
Town: Fort Scott
Party: Democrat
District: 53
Chamber: House 1866
Notes:
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Name: H. H. Blair
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Ottawa
Town: Minneapolis
Party: Republican
District: 101
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
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Name: R. V. Blair
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Allen
Town: Humboldt
Party: Reform
District: 48
Chamber: House 1875
Notes:
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Name: William A. Blair
Born: January 30, 1879 in Washington County, Kansas
Died: August 12, 1968
Occupation: Newspaper publisher
County: Labette
Town: Oswego
Party: Republican
District: 25
Chamber: House 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes: First State Director of Printing in Topeka. (HR1006 1969). Married September 16, 1903, to Mabel Preston.
Source material:

 

1)--Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, 1918 edition



Name: William W. Blair
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Grain and Feed Mfg.
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Republican
District: 2
Chamber: House 1959, 1960
Notes:
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Name: G. E. Blaisdel
Born: February 26, 1875
Died: August 3, 1952
Occupation: Farmer
County: Reno
Town: Sylvia
Party: Republican
District: 76
Chamber: House 1913
Notes: 1934 Kansas State Master Farmer. HR23 in 1953.
Source material:



Name: Alex Blake
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Osage
Town: Melvern
Party:
District: 60
Chamber: House 1872
Notes:
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Name: Freeman Norton Blake
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Editor
County: Davis (now Geary)
Town: Junction City
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1856. Among those who incorporated the town of Junction City in 1857. Started the first Sunday-school in Junction City.
Source material:

1)---Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. vol. 10. (Topeka, Kan. : State Printing Office, 1908) p. 244.



Name: Charles Graham Blakely
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 34
Chamber: House 1913
Notes:
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Name: William Sayers Blakely
Born: July 20, 1838 in Troy, New York.
Died: June 11, 1885 in Junction City, Kansas.
Occupation: Merchant
County: Dickinson 1867; Geary 1873
Town: Chapman Creek 1867; Junction City 1868
Party: Radical 1867; Republican
District: 20
Chamber: Senate 1867, 1868
District: 71
Chamber: House 1873
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1858. Married Miss Josephine Morgan in 1865. 1873 appointed Postmaster of Junction City, and in 1881 elected Mayor.
Source material:

 

1)---Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. vol. 10. (Topeka, Kan. : State Printing Office, 1908).



Name: Alfred Blaker
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Linn
Town: Pleasanton
Party: Republican
District: 24
Chamber: House 1885, 1886
District: 19
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
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Name: Benjamin F. Blaker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lumber, Grain business
County: Linn
Town: Pleasanton
Party: Republican
District: 7
Chamber: Senate 1905, 1907, SS1908
Notes:
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Name: Harry C. Blaker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Linn
Town: Pleasanton
Party: Republican
District: 7
Chamber: Senate 1945, 1947
Notes: Elected January 8 to succeed Albert Ham, deceased.
Source material:



Name: Henry C. Blanchard
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Labette
Town: Oswego
Party: Greenback and Democrat
District: 45
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
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Name: Henry O. Blanchat
Born:
Died: April 3, 1952 in Wellington, Kansas.
Occupation: Chiropractor
County: Sumner
Town: Wellington
Party: Democrat
District: 69
Chamber: House 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936, 1937, SS1938
Notes:
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Name: George D. Bland
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Washington
Town: Mahaska
Party: Republican
District: 59
Chamber: House 1919, SS1919, SS1920, 1921, 1923, SS1923
Notes:
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Name: James O. D. Bland
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Cloud
Town: Concordia
Party: Republican
District: 76
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
Source material:



Name: W. H. Blankenbeker
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Johnson
Town: Olathe
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1917
Notes:
Source material:



Name: Napoleon Bonaparte Blanton
Born: in Missouri about 1830.
Died: April 13, 1913 in Wichita, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Allen
Town: Humboldt
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1861
District: 54
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1854.
Source material:

 

1)---A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written & compiled by William E. Connelley.



Name: Oscar Henry Blase
Born:
Died: November 10, 1959 in Wichita, Kansas.
Occupation: Metal lather
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 66
Chamber: House 1935, SS1936, 1937, SS1938
Notes:
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Name: Laurie Bleeker
Born: November 30, 1954
Died:
Occupation: Homemaker, Graphic designer
County: Barton
Town: Great Bend
Party: Republican
District: 33
Chamber: Senate 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
Notes:
Source material:



Name: John A. Bliss
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Rawlins
Town: Atwood
Party:
District:
Chamber: House 1885
Notes: Admitted as a delegate without voting power, January 15, 1885.
Source material:



Name: Henry Block
Born: August 1, in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
Died:
Occupation: Editor and Publisher
County: Hamilton
Town: Syracuse
Party: Democrat
District: 117
Chamber: House 1911
Notes: Married May Nicholas on June 22, 1887 (deceased). Married again to Frances E. Lear
Source material:

1)--- History of Kansas and Kansans 1919.

 



Name: James Blood
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 35
Chamber: House 1869
Notes:
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Name: John N. Winter Blood
Born: August 16, 1877 in Toronto, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 67
Chamber: House 1920, SS1930, 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes: Married Iva Cole November 28, 1911.
Source material:

 

1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Illustriana Inc., Hebron, Nebraska, 1933.)



Name: George Bloomenshine
Born: August 4, 1889
Died:
Occupation: Real estate broker
County: Cowley
Town: Winfield
Party: Democrat
District: 51
Chamber: House 1951
Notes:
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Name: Schuyler Colfax Bloss
Born: October 7, 1869
Died: November 29, 1945
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Cowley
Town: Winfield
Party: Republican
District: 51
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936, 1937, SS1938
Notes: Speaker of the House 1935-36
Source material:



Name: William Marshall Blount
Born: 1908
Died: March 15, 1965 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Occupation: Physician, Surgeon
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes:
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Name: Richard Whiting Blue
Born: September 8, 1841 near Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Died: January 28, 1907 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Linn
Town: Mound City 1881; Pleasanton 1883
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: Senate 1881, 1883, SS1884
District: 5
Chamber: Senate 1885, SS1886, 1887
Notes: Veteran: Civil War, Company A, 3rd Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry.
Source material:

1)--- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989, Bicentennial Edition. United States Government Printing Office, 1989.



Name: Gary H. Blumenthal
Born: January 9, 1954
Died:
Occupation: Teacher
County: Johnson
Town: Merriam
Party: Democrat
District: 23
Chamber: House 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Notes: Resigned September 9, 1993.
Source material:



Name: Lawrence J. Blythe
Born: August 16, 1889
Died: December 27, 1971
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Morris
Town: White City
Party: Republican
District: 56
Chamber: House 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
District: 53
Chamber: House 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 51
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
Notes:
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Name: W. H. Bobenhouse
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Republic
Town: Rydal
Party: Democrat
District: 60
Chamber: House 1931, 1933
Notes: Resigned before the 1933 special session. Replaced by Bide Sanford.
Source material:



Name: Robert L. Bock
Born: September 5, 1925
Died:
Occupation: Student
County: Stafford
Town: Macksville
Party: Democrat
District: 77
Chamber: House 1947, 1949
Notes:
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Name: Louis Boehler
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Banker
County: Meade
Town: Meade
Party: Republican
District: 122
Chamber: House 1923, SS1923
Notes:
Source material:



Name: George A. Bogart
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Woodson
Town: Toronto
Party:
District: 63
Chamber: House 1871
Notes:
Source material:



Name: Vincent L. Bogart
Born: June 8, 1922 in Kirwin, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 68
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958
Notes: Married August 23, 1952 to Julia Ruth Henry.
Source material:

 

1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970. (R. R. Bowker Company New York and London, 1969.)



Name: James W. Bogenrief
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jewell
Town: Red Cloud, Nebraska
Party: Republican
District: 89
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
Notes:
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Name: Stephen Reid Boggs
Born: November 11, 1846 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Died: September 29, 1934
Occupation: Farmer, Merchant
County: Smith
Town: Smith Center
Party: Republican
District: 91
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908
Notes: Fought in the Civil War. (HR 1935). Married Hattie A. Stansberry in 1875.
Source material:



Name: Samuel S. Boggs
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Rooks
Town: Rooks Center
Party: Republican
District: 126
Chamber: House 1877, 1879
Notes: Delegate
Source material:



Name: August (Gus) Bogina, Jr.
Born: September 13, 1927 in Girard, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Consulting engineer
County: Johnson
Town: Lenexa, Shawnee 1992
Party: Republican
District: 30
Chamber: House 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
District: 10
Chamber: Senate 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Notes: Married in 1949 to Velma M. Rank.
Source material:

 

1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Seventh Edition 1979-80 / R.R. Bowker Company, New York, N.Y., 1979.


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