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Kansas Legislators Past & Present
Greg through Gzz
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: Daniel Hart
Born: 1856 in Morrow County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Teacher, Stockraiser
County: Norton
Town: Norton
Party: Populist
District: 102
Chamber: House 1895
District: 40
Chamber: Senate 1897, SS1898, 1899
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1885. Married and the father of five children.
Source material:
1)---Kansas Legislataive Handbook, 1895. (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1894).
2)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: Joseph C. Hart
Born: July 24, 1867 in Jacksboro, Campell County
Died:
Occupation: Businessman
County: Kearny
Town: Lakin
Party: Democrat
District: 120
Chamber: House 1907, SS1908
Notes: Married Mary McNellis in June 1893 (deceased). Married Mabel Pearl on June 15, 1904.
Source material:- 1)---History of Kansas and Kansans. 1919.
Name: J. S. Hart
Born: about 1874
Died: October 1, 1957 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Occupation: Grain dealer
County: Jewell
Town: Randall
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1915
District: 33
Chamber: Senate 1917, 1919, SS1919, SS1920
Notes:
Source material:1)---Topeka Daily Capitol 10/2/1957.
Name: Samuel D. Hart
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Bourbon
Town: Fort Scott
Party: Reform
District: 38
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
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Name: John Hartenbower
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Butler
Town: Douglass
Party: Farmers' Alliance
District: 62
Chamber: House 1891
Notes:
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Name: B. W. Hartley
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Johnson
Town:
Party:
District: 8
Chamber: House 1862
Notes:
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Name: Allen P. Hartman
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Editor, Publisher
County: Marshall
Town: Frankfort
Party: Republican
District: 39
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938, 1939, 1941
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Drew Hartnett
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Stafford
Town: Stafford
Party: Republican
District: 77
Chamber: House 1941
Notes:
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Name: H. L. Hartshorn
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Ford
Town: Ford
Party: Republican
District: 96
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Robert Duff Hartshorne
Born: April 29, 1821 in Little Beaver, Pennsylvania.
Died: August 15, 1884
Occupation:
County: Neosho
Town: Thayer
Party: Republican
District: 51
Chamber: House 1879
Notes: Married to Margaret Anna Ewing October 14, 1846, in New Lisbon, Ohio.
Source material:1)---Information supplied by great grandson, Jack Daniel Kelly at:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/k/e/l/Jack-D-Kelly/tree1.html.
Name: Cyrus W. Harvey
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Cherokee
Town: Baxter Springs
Party:
District: 42
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
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Name: H. C. Harvey
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Dickinson
Town: Manchester
Party: Farmers' Alliance
District: 68
Chamber: House 1891
Notes:
Source material:
Name: James Madison Harvey
Born: September 21, 1833 in Salt Sulphur Springs, Virginia.
Died: April 15, 1894 in Junction City, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Surveyor, Civil engineer
County: Riley
Town: Fort Riley
Party: Radical Republican; Republican 1867
District: 72
Chamber: House 1865, 1866
District: 7
Chamber: Senate 1867, 1868
Notes: Civil War veteran. Governor of Kansas 1868-1872. Married Charlotte Richardson Cutter October 4, 1854. Served as U. S. senator from Kansas in 1873-1876.
Source material:1)---The Political Graveyard website http://politicalgraveyard.com.
2)---Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989, Bicentennial Edition.
United States Government Printing Office, 1989.
Name: William West Harvey
Born: November 21, 1869 in Madison County, Ky.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Clark
Town: Ashland
Party: Republican
District: 95
Chamber: House 1917, 1919, SS1919, SS1920, 1921.1922
Notes: Speaker of the House in 1921-1922. Married September 5, 1894 to Mamie A. Conley
Source material:- 1)---The Political Graveyard website http://politicalgraveyard.com.
Name: Zachary Taylor Harvey
Born: 1848 in Beverly, Adams County, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Physician, Surgeon
County: Morris
Town: Council Grove
Party: Populist
District: 57
Chamber: House 1897, SS1898
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1880. Married and the father of five children.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: Alfred Jonathan Harwi
Born: January 21, 1847 in Ritterville, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Died: September 5, 1910 in Atchison, Kansas.
Occupation: Merchant
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Republican
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1885, SS1886, 1887
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1875. Married 1st to Cora Wheeler. She died and he married 2nd in 1873 to Elizabeth Whitehead.
Source material:1)---Standard History of Kansas and Kansans (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918). Found online at: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bioh/harwiaj.html.
Name: Dudley Chase Haskell
Born: March 23, 1842 in Springfield, Vermont.
Died: December 16, 1883 in Washington, D.C.
Occupation: Merchant
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 53
Chamber: House 1872, 1875, 1876
Notes: Speaker of the House in 1876. U. S. Representative 1877-1883
Source material:
1)---Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989, Bicentennial Edition.
United States Government Printing Office, 1989.
Name: Jacob Haskell
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Shawnee
Town: Dover
Party:
District: 42
Chamber: House 1871
Notes:
Source material:
Name: William H. Haskell
Born: October 2, 1853 in Cortland, New York.
Died:
Occupation: Cattle feeder, Miller
County: Smith
Town: Gaylord, Smith Center
Party: Republican
District: 40
Chamber: Senate 1905, 1907, 1908
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1879.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1905. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1905.
Name: Marshall M. Haskin
Born: October 21, 1854 in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
Died: August 27, 1950 in Frankfort, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Marshall
Town: Frankfort
Party: Fusion, Populist
District: 43
Chamber: House 1899
Notes: Came to Kansas by wagon train in 1858. Spouse's first name listed as Ora.
Source material:1)---Topeka Daily Capitol 8/28/1950.
Name: Samuel Brush Haskins
Born: 1872 in Lenexa, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer, Farmer, Banker
County: Johnson
Town: Lenexa, Olathe
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908, 1909
Notes: In the official Kansas Journal of the House of Representatives his surname is spelled Haskins. However in the 1905 Handbook his name is listed as Samuel Brush Haskin. Married in 1901 to Maude Vigour.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1905. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1905.
Name: Clarence Lafayette Haslet
Born: March 29, 1876 in Zearing, Iowa.
Died: January 16, 1954 in Wellington, Kansas.
Occupation: Real estate, Insurance business
County: Sumner
Town: Wellington
Party: Republican
District: 69
Chamber: House 1911
Notes: Married Anna Belle Gressel May 11, 1898 in Wellington, Kansas.
Source material:1)---Information supplied by great-granddaughter, Dani J. Nelson
Name: Elaine R. Hassler
Born: April 17, 1921
Died:
Occupation: Homemaker, Former teacher
County: Dickinson
Town: Abilene
Party: Republican
District: 67
Chamber: House 1979, 1980
District: 68
Chamber: House 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988
Notes:
Source material:
Name: W. H. Hastings
Born: Ohio
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Leavenworth
Town: Pleasant Ridge
Party: Democrat
District: 26
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857.
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: Zachariah S. Hastings
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: House 1876
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Lewis Alvan Hasty
Born: May 6, 1892 in Cadams, Nebraska.
Died: December 17, 1965 in Wichita, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 67
Chamber: House 1921, 1923, SS1923
Notes: World War I and II veteran. Spouse's first name listed as Marjorie.
Source material:1)---Capitol-Journal 12/19/1965.
Name: Dan Marshall Hatch
Born: about 1871
Died: October 11, 1942 in Burlington, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Coffey
Town: Gridley
Party: Democrat
District: 31
Chamber: House 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes: Author of capitol punishment law.
Source material:1)---Topeka Capitol 10/12/1942.
Name: Ora H. Hatfield
Born: September 7, 1884
Died: September 17, 1944
Occupation: Farmer
County: Gray
Town: Copeland
Party: Republican
District: 120
Chamber: House 1921, 1923, SS1923
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Rodolph Hatfield
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 89
Chamber: House 1885, SS1886
District: 82
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Adolph B. (Slim) Haubold
Born: September 17, 1888
Died: December 21, 1960 in Holton, Kansas.
Occupation: Car dealer, Farmer, Stockman
County: Jackson
Town: Holton
Party: Republican
District: 36
Chamber: House 1939, 1945
Notes: Married Elsie Hockhaus February 14, 1932. She died April 14, 1955. He married Mrs. Lena Hakes of Topeka, January 19, 1956.
Source material:1)---Topeka Daily Capitol 12/22/1960.
Name: Frank (Chief) Haucke
Born: July 21, 1894 near Council Grove, Kansas.
Died: January 30, 1977 in Council Grove, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Morris
Town: Council Grove
Party: Republican
District: 56
Chamber: House 1927, SS1928, 1929, SS1930
Notes: Adopted by the Kaw Indian Tribe--that is how he got the nickanme "Chief". Repulican candidate for governor of Kansas in 1930.
Source material:1)---"House Resolution 6012," Journal of the House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature, 1977.
Name: Gary Haulmark
Born: December 23, 1966
Died:
Occupation: Sales associate
County: Johnson
Town: Lenexa
Party: Republican
District: 30
Chamber: House 1993, 1994, 1995
Notes: Resigned in 1995.
Source material:
Name: Thompson S. Haun
Born: About 1850 in Iowa
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Hodgeman
Town: Jetmore
Party: Republican
District: 115
Chamber: House 1887
Notes: Spouse: Elizabeth
Source material:1)---1880 U.S. Census, Kansas, Hodgeman County
Name: Paul E. Havens
Born: May 4, 1839 in Ephratah, Fulton County, New York.
Died: May 6, 1913
Occupation: Insurance, Banking
County: Jefferson
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: House 1862
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1858. Married Matilda Moore December 18, 1860.
Source material:1)---A Standard of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, transcribed in 1997.
Name: Booker R. Hawes
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Merchant
County: Grant
Town: Ulysses
Party: Democrat
District: 118
Chamber: House 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Guy Hawk
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Banker
County: Harvey
Town: Walton
Party: Republican
District: 65
Chamber: House 1919, SS1919, SS1920
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Tom Hawk
Born: September 18, 1946 in Colby, Kansas
Died:
Occupation: Superintendent (Retired)
County: Riley
Town: Manhattan
Party: Democrat
District: 67
Chamber: House 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Tammi Hawk.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: Alanzon K. Hawkes
Born: about 1829 in Massachusetts.
Died: October 21, 1902 in Shelbourn, Massachusetts.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Breckinridge, Lyon
Town: Hartford
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: House 1861
District: 65
Chamber: House 1864
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Part of town association which founded Hartford, Kansas, in present day Lyon County. First postmaster of Hartford, Kansas. Returned to Massachusetts after living in Kansas many years.
Source material:1)---"Biographies of Members of the Legislature of 1861." found in: Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
Name: H. C. Hawkins
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Doniphan
Town: Troy
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: House 1869
Notes:
Source material:
Name: J. Hawkins
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Bourbon
Town: Mapleton
Party: Republican
District: 51
Chamber: House 1863
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Thomas P. Hawkins
Born: about 1813 in Ohio
Died:
Occupation: Politician, Farmer
County: Elk
Town: Grenola
Party: Republican
District: 52
Chamber: House 1901
District: 53
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
Notes:
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1905. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1905.
Name: A. E. Hawkinson
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Bigelow
Party: Republican
District: 41
Chamber: House 1915
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John Alfred Hawkinson
Born: March 9, 1880 in Riley County, Kansas.
Died: August 4, 1966 in Westmoreland, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman, Banker
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Bigelow
Party: Republican
District: 41
Chamber: House 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945
Notes: Chairman of the Blue River Study Association, which opposed the Tuttle Creek reservoir project.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: Doral H. Hawks
Born: December 27, 1913 in Phillipsburg, Kansas.
Died: February, 1984
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 33
Chamber: House 1949
Notes: WWII veteran: U.S. Navy, 1943-1946. Candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress from the First Kansas District in 1954. Married March 1, 1939, to Rae Antoinette Tod.
Source material:1)---Builders of Topeka, 1956: Who's Who in the Kansas Capital / by Walter Markley. Topeka : Capper Printing Company, 1956.
Name: Joseph E. Hawley
Born: about 1853
Died: February 11, 1942 in Burr Oak, Kansas.
Occupation: Physician
County: Jewell
Town: Burr Oak
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1921
Notes: He was generally regarded as the oldest practicing physician in the state during his time.
Source material:1)---Topeka Capitol 2/12/1942.
Name: L. C. Hay
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
Source material:
Name: George P. Hayden
Born: about 1878 in Nemaha County, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Nemaha
Town: Wetmore
Party: Republican
District: 42
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
District: 43
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
District: 18
Chamber: Senate 1905, 1907, 1908
Notes:
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1905. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1905.
Name: Leroy Austin Hayden
Born: July 31, 1927 in Satanta, Kansas.
Died: February 22, 2008
Occupation: Retail clothing
County: Haskell
Town: Satanta
Party: Democrat
District: 39
Chamber: Senate 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Notes: Married in 1958 to Mavis Fern Gray Barker.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics, 1979-1980, seventh edition. R.R. Bowker Company, N.Y. 1979.
Name: Mike (John Michael) Hayden
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Student, Rural development manager, Insurance
County: Rawlins
Town: Atwood
Party: Republican
District: 120
Chamber: House 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981,
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John Francis Hayes
Born: December 11, 1919 in Salina, Kansas.
Died: January 14, 2010 Hutchinson, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Reno
Town: Hutchinson
Party: Republican
District: 75
Chamber: House 1953
District: 102
Chamber: House 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
District: 104
Chamber: House 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Notes: Married in 1950 to Elizabeth Ann Ireton. WWII veteran: U.S. Quartermaster Corps.
Source material:1)---1953 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazines ; Lawrence, Kan. : printed by World Company, 1953.
2)---Who's Who in American Politics. 6th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1977.
Name: Josiah E. Hayes
Born: July 17, 1818 in Sanbornton, New Hampshire.
Died: March 8, 1881 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Occupation: Merchant
County: Johnson
Town: Olathe
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Civil War Veteran: 1st--- Company A, 10th Kansas Regiment. 2nd--- Company A, 12th Kansas Regiment. He was severely injured at the Battle of Jenkins Ferry in 1864 and had his leg amputated. At this battle he was captured and held a prisoner of war until Feb, 1865. He was elected Kansas State Treasurer and served 1871-1874.
Source material:1)---"Biographies of Members of the Legislature of 1861." found in: Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
Name: Thomas Hayes
Born: 1868
Died: November 20, 1940
Occupation: Elevatorman, Grain buyer
County: Ellis
Town: Ellis
Party: Democrat
District: 89
Chamber: House 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes:
Source material:
Name: William Arthur Hayes
Born: December 7, 1878
Died: July 20, 1943
Occupation: Banker
County: Rush
Town: La Crosse
Party: Republican
District: 90
Chamber: House 1927, SS1928, 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Robert Roy Hays
Born: About 1846 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Died: June 18, 1934 in Osborne, Kansas.
Occupation: Banker
County: Osborne
Town: Osborne
Party: Republican
District: 35
Chamber: Senate 1889, 1891
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1872. Civil War veteran: bugler of the 2nd Nebraska Cavalry. Also "was in one severe engagement with the Indians in Dakota."
Source material1)---Directory of the Kansas State Senate, 1889 / by A.G. Stacey, Secretary. Topeka, Kan. Kansas Publishing House, 1889.
Name: W. P. Haywood
Born: 1838 in Sharon, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
Died:
Occupation: Architect, Lumberman
County: Kearny
Town: Lakin
Party: Republican
District: 117
Chamber: House 1897, SS1898
Notes: Served in Company A, Twelfth Iowa Volunteer Infantry. Married.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: Gary K. Hayzlett
Born: September 4, 1941 in Lakin, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Businessman
County: Kearny
Town: Lakin
Party: Republican
District: 122
Chamber: House 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Helen Hayzlett.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: Albert Hazen
Born: June 14, 1836 in Ashtabula County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Doniphan 1870; Washington 1887
Town: Columbus 1870; Barnes 1887
Party: Republican
District: 2
Chamber: House 1870
District: 72
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Lewis Orville Hazen
Born: June 18, 1902 in Sparks, Oklahoma.
Died: February 6,1978
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Doniphan
Town: Denton
Party: Republican
District: 1
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1904. Married in 1923.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: S. W. Hazen
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Marshall
Town: Frankfort
Party: Republican
District: 75
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
Source material:
Name: H. E. (Pat) Healy
Born: April 12, 1915 in Wichita, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 19, Pos. 2
Chamber: Senate 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Notes: Married Mary Celestine Grob.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970, (R.R. Bowker Company, New York and London 1969).
Name: Charles F. Heath
Born: July 28, 1902 in Platte City, Missouri.
Died: May 7, 1985
Occupation: Real estate, Property management, Businessman
County: Saline
Town: Salina
Party: Republican
District: 63
Chamber: House 1959, 1960
District: 60
Chamber: House 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 58
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
District: 93
Chamber: House 1967, 1968
Notes: Came to Kansas with parents in 1906.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: C. S. Heath
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Wichita
Town: Leoti
Party: Republican
District: 111
Chamber: House 1917
Notes:
Source material:
Name: A. H. Heber
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Meade
Town: Meade Center
Party: Republican
District: 113
Chamber: House 1889, 1891
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Hiram H. Heberling
Born: May 19, 1811 in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Died: September 22, 1897 in Osage County, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Osage
Town: Ridgeway
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1855. Married Catherine Dickerson January 2, 1834.
Source material:1)---"Biographies of Members of the Legislature of 1861." found in: Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
Name: Sylvanus L. Heberling
Born: In Athens, Ohio
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser
County: Osage
Town: Overbrook
Party: Republican
District: 36
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
Notes:
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 19015. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1901.
Name: Evan Hebrew
Born: About 1838 in Albia, Monroe Iowa
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser
County: Phillips
Town: Bow Creek
Party: Republican
District: 91
Chamber: House 1901
Notes:
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1901.
Name: Uriah E. Heckert
Born: 1865 in Pennsylvania.
Died: May 24, 1962
Occupation: Merchant
County: Ottawa
Town: Tescott
Party: Republican
District: 62
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945
Notes:
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: John Heckman
Born: 1835 in Morgan County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser
County: Gove
Town: Buffalo Park
Party: Republican
District: 105
Chamber: House 1897
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1882. Resigned seat in House before SS1898. Replaced by James M. Sutcliffe. Married and father of four children.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: James M. Heddens
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Montgomery
Town: Coffeyville
Party: Democrat
District: 64
Chamber: House 1876
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Fred L. Hedges
Born: March 29, 1907
Died:
Occupation: Newspaper publisher
County: Cherokee 1949; Montgomery 1957
Town: Galena; Coffeyville 1957
Party: Democrat
District: 23
Chamber: House 1949
District: 26
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958
Notes: Appointed March 18, 1957 to succeed Henry Oursler, deceased March 8, 1957.
Source material:1)---Topeka Capitol 3/19/1957.
Name: Thomas G. Hedley
Born: July 24, 1818 in Franklin County, Indiana.
Died: February 22, 1870 in Garnett, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Anderson
Town: Garnett
Party: Republican
District: 56
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Married in 1848, father of two sons.
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: Robert W. Hedrick
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 37
Chamber: House 1969, 1970
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Edward Heeney
Born: May 21, 1852 in Oldcastle, County Meath, Ireland.
Died:
Occupation: Hardware, Implement dealer
County: Doniphan
Town: Severance
Party: Republican
District: 1
Chamber: House 1899
Notes: Family came to Kansas in 1870. Married Mary F. Hampson in 1882, she died in 1893. Married again in 1914 to Ella Shulsky.
Source material:1)---A Standard of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, transcribed in 1997.
Name: Authur W. Hefley
Born: In Hillsboro, Illinois
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Osborne
Town: Downs
Party: Republican
District: 88
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
Notes:
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1901.
Name: Benjamin F. Hegler
Born: 1883 in Attica, Indiana.
Died: August 31, 1966 in Wichita, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 67
Chamber: House 1919, SS1919, SS1920
District: 29
Chamber: Senate 1921, 1923, SS1923, 1925, 1927, SS1928
Notes: Director of Kansas State Historical Society from 1920 until his death. Spouse's first name listed as Ira.
Source material:1)---Topeka Daily Capitol 9/1/1966.
Name: Ronald R. (Ron) Hein
Born: November 7, 1949 in Seneca, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Attorney, Hospital development coordinator
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 52
Chamber: House 1975, 1976
District: 20
Chamber: Senate 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Notes: Married in 1975 to Catherine Lee Fischer.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics. 7th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1979.
Name: David John Heinemann
Born: July 18, 1945 in West Point, Nebraska.
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Finney
Town: Garden City
Party: Republican
District: 117
Chamber: House 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
District: 123
Chamber: House 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
Notes: Married in 1972 to Kristine Stroberg. Resigned in 1995.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics. 7th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1979.
Name: Chester C. Heizer
Born: July 15, 1918 in South Haven, Kansas.
Died: December 20, 1958
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sumner
Town: South Haven; Caldwell 1955
Party: Republican
District: 70
Chamber: House 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes: Single. WWII veteran: U.S. Infantry. After WWII he served on staff of 35th Infantry Division, Kansas National Guard as Assistant G-5 (Military Government Officer).
Source material:1)---1953 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazines ; Lawrence, Kan. : printed by World Company, 1953.
Name: David Newton Heizer
Born: November 11, 1846
Died:
Occupation: Local official
County: Barton
Town: Great Bend
Party: Republican
District: 120
Chamber: House 1881
Notes: Biographical History of Barton County, Kansas; 978.1-Bar; p. 20, 255-261, 283.
Source material:
Name: Arthur A. Heleker
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Marshall
Town: Beattie
Party: Republican
District: 39
Chamber: House 1921, 1923, SS1923
Notes:
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Name: Henry M. Helgerson, Jr.
Born: January 12, 1952
Died:
Occupation: Construction, Museum director, Self-employed
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 86
Chamber: House 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
District: 28
Chamber: Senate 2004
Notes: Appointed to replace Senator Paul Feleciano, who resigned in 2003.
Source material:
Name: Sam R. Heller
Born: about 1892 born south of Chapman, Kansas.
Died: October 1, 1969 in Port Clinton, Ohio.
Occupation: Businessman (Retired)
County: Dickinson
Town: Abliene
Party: Republican
District: 20
Chamber: Senate 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
Notes: Appointed to replace Gorden Mark, resigned.
Source material:1)---Topeka Daily Capitol 10/1/1969.
Name: James M. Helm
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Smith
Town: Lebanon
Party: Populist
District: 87
Chamber: House 1893
Notes:
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Name: Wesley B. Helm
Born: 1844 in Sullivan County, New York.
Died: July 12, 1939 in Ellsworth, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Engineer, Lumberman
County: Ellsworth
Town: Ellsworth
Party: Populist
District: 34
Chamber: Senate 1893, 1895, 1897, SS1898, 1899
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1878 from New York. Married and the father of five children.
Source material:
1)---Kansas Legislative Handbook, 1895. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1894.
2)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: H. T. Helmick
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Cherokee
Town: Weir City
Party: Greenback
District: 41
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
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Name: Jason Helmick
Born: 1839 in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Chautauqua
Town: Cloverdale
Party: Alliance; Populist 1893
District: 58
Chamber: House 1891
District: 26
Chamber: Senate 1893, 1895, 1897, SS1898, 1899
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1871. Civil War Veteran: Company C, 7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry. Married and the father of three children.
Source material:
1)---Kansas Legislative Handbook, 1895. (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1894).
2)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: M. P. Helmick
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Neosho
Town: Chanute
Party: Republican
District: 31
Chamber: House 1907, SS1908
Notes:
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Name: Daniel Helphrey
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Nemaha
Town: America
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: House 1869
Notes:
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Name: George H. Helton
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Comanche
Town: Coldwater
Party: Republican
District: 94
Chamber: House 1913
Notes:
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Name: Andrew Phillip Heminger
Born: February 5, 1840 in Raymond's, Union County, Ohio.
Died: October 20, 1899 in Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Merchant
County: Haskell
Town: Santa Fe
Party: Republican
District: 121
Chamber: House 1895, 1897, SS1898
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1885. Civil War veteran: Company A, 121st Ohio Infantry. Married and the father of three sons.
Source material:
1)---Kansas Legislative Handbook, 1895. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co., 1894.
Name: B. Hemming
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Rawlins
Town:
Party: Republican
District: 126
Chamber: House SS1886
Notes:
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Name: Robert Warren Hemphill
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Norton
Town: Norton
Party: Republican
District: 101
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930
Notes:
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Name: Joe L. Henbest
Born: May 12, 1910 in Seligman, Missouri.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Cherokee
Town: Columbus
Party: Democrat
District: 10
Chamber: Senate 1941, 1943
Notes:
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: Broderick T. Henderson
Born: February 21, 1957
Died:
Occupation: Director, department of parking control
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Democrat
District: 35
Chamber: House 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes:
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: Carroll T. Henderson
Born: June 13, 1900 in Blakeman, Kansas.
Died: August 21, 1998
Occupation: Automobile dealer, Implements
County: Rawlins
Town: Atwood
Party: Republican
District: 106
Chamber: House 1945, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes: WWII veteran: U. S. Army.
Source material:1)---1953 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazines ; Lawrence, Kan. : printed by World Company, 1953.
Name: Royal B. Henderson
Born: October 9, 1891 in College Springs, Iowa.
Died: March 25, 1982
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Republic
Town: Belleville
Party: Republican
District: 60
Chamber: House 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes: Came to Cuba, Kansas, in 1905. Married Cora M. Torbert January 30, 1915.
Source material:1)---"House Resolution 6175," Journal of the House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature, 1982.
Name: William B. Henderson
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Pleasant Ridge
Party: Democrat
District: 14
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
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Name: Alfred B. Hendrick
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jefferson
Town: Rising Sun
Party: Radical Republican
District: 21
Chamber: House 1865
Notes:
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Name: Robert S. Hendricks
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Rawlins
Town: Atwood
Party: Democrat
District: 111
Chamber: House 1907, SS1908
District: 106
Chamber: House 1913, 1915
Notes:
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Name: Louis Hendrickson
Born: August 19, 1830 in Jefferson County, Missouri.
Died: June 29, 1885 Miami County, Kansas.
Occupation: Preacher, Farmer, Contractor
County: Miami
Town: Osawatomie
Party: Republican
District: 30
Chamber: House 1877
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1866. Buried in Spring Grove cemetery in Kansas.
Source material:1)----History of the State of Kansas (Franklin County Section) by William G. Cutler. First published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
2)---Some information provided by Great-granddaughter, Greta Bever.
Name: Walker A. Hendrix
Born: May 28, 1949
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Franklin
Town: Ottawa
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
Notes:
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Name: Albert Henley
Born: 1847 in Henry County, Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Manufacturer
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: House 1897, SS1898
District: 13
Chamber: House 1899
District: 5
Chamber: Senate 1901, 1903, SS1903
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1877. Married and the father of two sons.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co, 1900.
Name: Gerald T. (Jerry) Henry
Born: February 5, 1956 in Seneca, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Executive director, Achievement services
County: Atchison
Town: Cummings
Party: Democrat
District: 48, 63
Chamber: House 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Linda M. Henry.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: Lester Lew Henry
Born: January 13, 1917 in Sabetha, Kansas.
Died: October 18, 1973.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 12
Chamber: House 1951, 1953
Notes: WWII veteran: American Rangers. Married in 1937 to Genevieve June Shellhammer. During first term in the House, he served simultaneously on Lawrence City Commission.
Source material:1)---1953 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazines ; Lawrence, Kan. : printed by World Company, 1953.
2)---Information also provided by his daughter, Marsha Henry Goff.
Name: Robert "Bob" C. Henry
Born: April 28, 1929 in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Died:
Occupation: Educator
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Democrat
District: 47
Chamber: House 1977, 1978
Notes: Married in 1955 to Kathleen Ann Pull.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics. 7th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1979.
Name: Samuel Henry
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Montgomery
Town: Independence
Party: Farmers' Alliance
District: 31
Chamber: House 1891
Notes:
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Name: Theodore C. Henry
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Dickinson
Town: Abilene
Party:
District: 30
Chamber: Senate 1879
Notes:
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Name: Levi Hensel
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Nemaha
Town: Seneca
Party: Republican
District: 13
Chamber: House 1870
Notes:
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Name: F. L. Henshaw
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Decatur
Town: Oberlin
Party: Democrat
District: 120
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
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Name: Nathan Henshaw
Born: May 22, 1839 in Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, North Carolina.
Died: About 1910 in Denver, Colorado.
Occupation:
County: Douglas
Town: Hesper
Party:
District: 55
Chamber: House 1873
Notes: Married Lydia M. Thomas October 18, 1862 at New Garden Monthly Meeting, Wayne County, Indiana. They were Quakers.
Source material:1)---Information provided by great granddaughter, Joan E. Henshaw of Colorado.
Name: Anthony M. Hensley
Born: September 2, 1953 in Topeka, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Special education teacher
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Democrat
District: 58
Chamber: House 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
District: 19
Chamber: Senate 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Deborah Heath on September 4, 1977. House Majority Whip in 1992, and Senate Minority Leader since 1997.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics. 7th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1979.
2)--- Additional information provided courtesy of Senator Hensley.
Name: Ewing Herbert, Jr.
Born: January 17, 1915 in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Died: August, 1972.
Occupation: Newspaper publisher
County: Brown
Town: Hiawatha
Party: Republican
District: 37
Chamber: House 1951, 1953
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1918. WWII veteran. His father, Ewing Herbert Sr., was also a Kansas legislator. Spouse's first name listed as Dolores.
Source material:1)---1953 Kansas Legislative Directory. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Construction Magazines ; Lawrence, Kan. : printed by World Company, 1953.
Name: Ewing Herbert, Sr.
Born: 1866
Died: March 15, 1947
Occupation: Publisher
County: Brown
Town: Hiawatha
Party: Republican
District: 37
Chamber: House 1935, SS1936
District: 1
Chamber: Senate 1937, SS1938, 1939
Notes:
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Name: Harold S. Herd
Born: June 3, 1918 in Comanche County.
Died: April 23, 2007 in Coldwater, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Comanche
Town: Coldwater
Party: Democrat
District: 36
Chamber: Senate 1965, 1966, SS1966, 1967, 1968
District: 26
Chamber: Senate 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Cindy Hermes
Born: October 19, 1954 in Emporia, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Community volunteer
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 51
Chamber: House 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Notes:
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Name: David Heron
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Jewell
Town: Mankato
Party: Republican
District: 108
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
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Name: John Nevon Herr
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Barber
Town: Kiowa
Party: Democrat
District: 73
Chamber: House 1911, 1913
Notes:
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Name: Henry W. Herren
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer (Retired)
County: Lincoln
Town: Lincoln
Party: Republican
District: 82
Chamber: House 1921, 1923, SS1923
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Thomas P. Herrick
Born: 1833 in West Bloomfield, New York.
Died: 1866 in Highland, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Doniphan
Town: Highland
Party: Republican
District: 1
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1858. Civil War veteran: Company A, 7th Kansas Regiment. He married a daughter of the Rev. H. N. Seaver who also served in the first state Legislature of 1861. He died of cholera not long after his discharge from military service.
Source material:1)---"Biographies of Members of the Legislature of 1861." found in: Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
Name: Henry F. Herrman
Born: January 15, 1890 in Rush County, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Ellis
Town: Hays
Party: Republican
District: 89
Chamber: House 1943, 1945
Notes:
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?)
Name: Albert J. Herrod
Born: April 14, 1887 in England.
Died: May 4, 1964 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: Senate 1943, 1945, 1947
Notes: Elected November 3, 1942 to fill vacancy by resignation of Arthur J. Stanley. Spouse's first name listed as Sylvia. First lawyer in Kansas City, Kansas to accept a woman juror, after enactment of such legislation.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
1)---Kansas City Times 5/5/1964.
Name: J. C. Herron
Born: In Pickaway County, Ohio
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Sheridan
Town: Hoxie
Party: Fusion
District: 107
Chamber: House 1901
Notes:
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Name: John W. Herron
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Cherokee
Town: Weir City
Party: Republican
District: 27
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
Source material:
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