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Kansas Legislators Past & Present
Hers through Hors
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: Timothy Fletcher Hersey
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Dickinson
Town:
Party: Democrat
District: 5
Chamber: House 1862
District: 73
Chamber: House 1864
Notes:
Source material:
Name: A. W. Hershberger
Born: December 7, 1897
Died: December 20, 1950
Occupation: Abstractor
County: Kiowa
Town: Greensburg
Party: Democrat
District: 93
Chamber: House 1915, 1917
Notes: Married Essie A. Parcel in 1896
Source material:1)---History of Kansas and Kansans. 1919.
Name: C. Edward Hertlein
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Pratt
Town: Pratt
Party: Republican
District: 106
Chamber: House 1969, 1970
Notes:
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Name: Leopold Herzig
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Ellsworth
Town: Ellsworth
Party: Republican
District: 102
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes:
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Name: Paul Robert Hess
Born: August 29, 1948 in Albany, New York.
Died:
Occupation: Businessman, Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 80
Chamber: House 1971, 1972
District: 30
Chamber: Senate 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981,
1982, 1983, 1984
Notes: Served as Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee.
Source material:
1)---Who's Who in American Politics. 7th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1979.
Name: Sharon Hess-Gibson
Name: Also served as, Sharon R. Hess
Born: March 5, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri.
Died:
Occupation: Self-employed
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 87
Chamber: House 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980.
Notes: Married in 1969 to Paul Robert Hess, married 2nd to Stan Gibson prior to 1980 Session.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics. 7th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1979.
Name: John E. Hessin
Born: 1848 in New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Riley
Town: Manhattan
Party: Republican
District: 21
Chamber: Senate 1897, SS1898, 1899
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1870. Civil War veteran: Company B, 51st Ohio. Married and father of three children. Served as a Regent of the Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University).
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: Alfred S. Heusel
Born: November 10, 1870 in Michigan.
Died: January 3, 1943
Occupation: Hardware implement, Merchant
County: Sedgwick
Town: Cheney
Party: Republican
District: 73
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
Notes: Buried Calvary Methodist Cemetery, Sedgewick County, Kansas.
Source material:1)---Sedgwick County KSGenWeb web site.
Name: Edwin Mortimer Hewins
Born: March 22, 1839 in Lorain County, Ohio.
Died: December 1898, in Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Chautauqua
Town: Cedarvale
Party: Independent; Democrat 1885
District: 95
Chamber: House 1877, 1879
District: 21
Chamber: Senate 1885, SS1886, 1887
Notes: Married May, 1866, to Julia Ella Ross in Wabaunsee County, Kansas.
Source material:1)---Information supplied by Mary Toluchanian. Ms. Toluchanian has donated material on Hewins to the State Library which is in the library's vertical file collection on Kansas state legislators.
Name: Richard Hewitt
Born: about 1805 in New York State.
Died: 1879 in Wyandotte County, Kansas.
Occupation: Physician
County: Wyandotte
Town: Wyandotte
Party: Democrat
District: 80
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: First came to Kansas in 1845, left and returned at a later date.
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: Allan Hibbard
Born: October 20, 1894 in Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
Died: February 4, 1980
Occupation: Druggist, Real estate
County: Barber
Town: Medicine Lodge
Party: Republican
District: 73
Chamber: House 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes:
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Name: Charles Edward Hibbard
Born: November 11, 1881 near Toronto, Woodson County, Kansas.
Died: May 25, 1957 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Woodson
Town: Toronto
Party: Republican
District: 30
Chamber: House 1951, 1953
Notes: Married April 6, 1904 to Evie Elizabeth Johnson.
Source material:1)---Information supplied courtesy of a relative.
Name: E. S. Hibbard
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Crawford
Town: Girard
Party: Republican
District: 29
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes:
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Name: J. H. Hibbetts
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Editor
County: Labette
Town: Chetopa
Party: Republican
District: 46
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
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Name: Joseph H. Hibner
Born: 1847 in Maryland.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Johnson
Town: Gardner
Party: Populist
District: 12
Chamber: House 1897, SS1898
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1870. Married and the father of four children.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: R. S. Hick
Born: January 20, 1829 in Oneida County, N.Y.,
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Louisville
Party: Republican
District: 17
Chamber: Senate 1885
Notes: Succeeded by John S. Codding in SS1886. Married in November, 1852 to Emeline F. Wright
Source material:1)---William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
Name: H. W. Hickert
Born: June 16, 1887
Died: January 6, 1961 in Bird City, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Banker
County: Cheyenne
Town: Bird City
Party: Democrat
District: 107
Chamber: House 1935, SS1936, 1937, SS1938, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes:
Source material:1)---Topeka Daily Capitol 1/7/1961.
Name: F. W. Hickox
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Barber
Town: Medicine Lodge
Party: Farmers' Alliance
District: 90
Chamber: House 1891
Notes:
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Name: Charles Hicks
Born: April 17, 1861
Died: January 22, 1949
Occupation: Farmer
County: Leavenworth
Town: High Prairie, Linwood
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: House 1921, 1923, 1925
Notes: Replaced J. M. Gilman, deceased in 1921.
Source material:
Name: Joseph Kyle Hicks
Born: November 27, 1875 near Beloit or Covert Creek, Kansas.
Died: March 17, 1934 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Mitchell
Town: Beloit
Party: Republican
District: 83
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes: A now deceased Hicks descendent, has reported that Joseph Hicks never married. According to records he died ten days after the end of the 1934 Special Session.
Source material:
Name: Wright Hicks
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Nemaha; Norton 1891
Town: Sabetha; Rockwell City 1891
Party: Independent Republican; Farmers' Alliance 1891
District: 52
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
District: 119
Chamber: House 1891
Notes:
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Name: John Stephenson Hidden
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Nemaha
Town: Centralia
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: House 1863, 1864
Notes:
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Name: George E. Higday
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Wallace
Town:
Party:
District: 89
Chamber: House 1871
Notes:
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Name: John Francis Higgins
Born: February 2, 1861 in Muscatine, Iowa.
Died: March 26, 1951 in Gardner, Kansas.
Occupation: Rural mail carrier (Retired)
County: Johnson
Town: Gardner
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes: Came to Gardner, Kansas in 1891.
Source material:1)--- Kansas City Times 3/27/1951.
Name: Johnson N. High
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Reno
Town: Arlington
Party: Fusion
District: 93
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
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Name: Curt Mason Higley
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Mitchell
Town: Cawker City
Party: Republican
District: 83
Chamber: House 1921
Notes:
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Name: John R. Hildebrand
Born: April 21, 1924
Died:
Occupation: Teacher, Farmer
County: Meade
Town: Fowler
Party: Republican
District: 122
Chamber: House 1955, 1956
Notes:
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Name: George W. Hildreth
Born: August 13, 1839 in Richmond, Vermont.
Died: 1936
Occupation: Farmer, Stockgrower
County: Labette
Town: Altamont
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: House 1905
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1869. Civil War veteran: 82nd Indiana Volunteer Regiment.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1905. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1905.
Name: John S. Hileman
Born: Ohio in 1845
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser, Real estate, Insurance
County: Labette
Town: Edna
Party: Republican
District: 30
Chamber: House 1889
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1882. Married Mrs. Mary (Briggs) Shelby.
Source material:1)---Standard History of Kansas and Kansans (Chicago : Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918). His information is found under the biography of his son, Alan Dale Hileman. This biography can be found online at: Standard History of Kansas and Kansans 1918.
Name: James E. Hilkey
Born: March 28, 1882 near Scranton, Kansas.
Died: March 28, 1965 in Norton, Kansas.
Occupation: Teacher, Public official
County: Osage
Town: Lyndon
Party: Democrat
District: 16
Chamber: Senate 1917, 1919, SS1919, SS1920
Notes: Married Grace Goodman in 1915, she died in July 1937.
Source material:1)---Topeka Capitol 3/29/1965.
Name: Clyde Hill
Born: November 18, 1912 in Yates Center, Kansas.
Died: August 16, 1992
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Woodson
Town: Yates Center
Party: Republican
District: 30
Chamber: House 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
District: 29
Chamber: House 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 28
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
District: 9
Chamber: House 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Notes: WWII Army veteran. Married June 9, 1951 to Mildred Landes.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: Don Hill
Born: December 28, 1946 in Smith Center, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Pharmacist
County: Lyon
Town: Emporia
Party: Republican
District: 60
Chamber: House 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Robbie Hill.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: Harvey Daniel Hill
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Butler
Town: Augusta
Party: Republican
District: 74
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874
District: 91
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John Harry Hill
Born: September, 1854 in Port Royal, Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Banker, Merchant
County: Russell
Town: Russell
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1901
District: 86
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
Notes: Wife name is Francis
Source material:
Name: Joseph J. Hill
Born: February 22, 1906 in Halstead, Kansas.
Died: September 4, 1990 in Canon City, Colorado
Occupation: Oil & gas business
County: Barber
Town: Medicine Lodge
Party: Democrat
District: 72
Chamber: House 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 73
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
District: 100
Chamber: House 1973, 1974
Notes: Married Bonnie Benedict Aug. 2, 1930
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: J. T. (Tom) Hill
Born: about 1880 in Logan, Phillips County, Kansas.
Died: May 29, 1961 in Goodland, Kansas.
Occupation: Grain dealer, Farmer
County: Phillips
Town: Logan
Party: Democrat
District: 87
Chamber: House 1925, 1927, SS1928, 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Spouse's first name listed as Kate.
Source material:1)--- Topeka State Journal 5/29/1961.
Name: Samuel H. Hill
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Carpenter, Merchant
County: Leavenworth
Town: Ackerland
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: House 1895
Notes:
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Name: S. W. Hill
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Osborne
Town: Alton
Party: Populist
District: 85
Chamber: House 1893
Notes:
Source material:
Name: T. C. Hill
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Lyon
Town: Americus
Party:
District: 66
Chamber: House 1871
Notes:
Source material:
Name: William Franklin Hill
Born: April 10, 1856
Died: February 20, 1937
Occupation: Editor
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Westmoreland
Party: Republican
District: 41
Chamber: House 1919, SS1919, SS1920, 1921, 1923, SS1923
Notes:
Source material:
Name: B. F. Hilton
Born: about 1844
Died: June 3, 1935 in Osborne, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser
County: Osborne
Town: Osborne
Party: Populist
District: 85
Chamber: House 1895
Notes:
Source material:1)---Topeka Capitol 6/4/1935.
Name: Elmer E. Hilton
Born: about 1865
Died: July 18, 1943 in Hunnewell, Kansas.
Occupation: Merchant
County: Sumner
Town: Hunnewell
Party: Democrat
District: 70
Chamber: House 1933, SS1933, SS1934
Notes:
Source material:1)---Kansas City Times 7/19/1943.
Name: Charles E. Hinchey
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Automotive repairman, Insurance
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Democrat
District: 4, Pos. 3
Chamber: Senate 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Samuel Hindmar
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Douglas
Town: Willow Springs
Party: Black Republican
District: 38
Chamber: House 1867
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Isaac M. Hinds
Born: December 30, 1862 in Cole County, Missouri.
Died:
Occupation: Real estate
County: Labette
Town: Mound Valley
Party: Democrat
District: 11
Chamber: Senate 1913, 1915
Notes: Came to Kansas during the Civil War sometime after his father's death in 1863. Married in 1887 to Zenora Gandy.
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: John Albert Hineman
Born: January 13, 1892 in Dighton, Kansas.
Died: September 13, 1947 in Garden City, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Lane
Town: Dighton
Party: Republican; Democrat 1947
District: 114
Chamber: House 1943, 1945, 1947
Notes: Spouse's first name listed as Mary.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: Kalo A. Hineman
Born: March 4, 1922 in Dighton, Kansas.
Died: November 1, 2003 in Dighton, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Rancher
County: Lane
Town: Dighton
Party: Republican
District: 117
Chamber: House 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
Notes: Married in 1942 to Geneva Louis Durr.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics. 7th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1979.
Name: Isaac Hiner
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Anderson
Town: Garnett
Party: Republican
District: 56
Chamber: House 1863
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Frank A. Hines
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser
County: Scott
Town: Scott City
Party: Democrat; Independent 1911
District: 117
Chamber: House 1909
District: 113
Chamber: House 1911, 1913
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Dean B. Hinshaw
Born: November 19, 1941
Died: November 15, 1991
Occupation: Teacher, Farmer, Stockman
County: Reno
Town: Hutchinson
Party: Republican
District: 103
Chamber: House 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Joseph C. Hinshaw
Born: January 4, 1886 near Lebanon, Missouri.
Died: April 11, 1977 in Wichita, Kansas.
Occupation: Editor, Publisher
County: Barber
Town: Medicine Lodge
Party: Republican
District: 73
Chamber: House 1939
Notes: Married Glyde DeVore April 1908, she died April 6, 1927. 2nd marriage to Glenola Wilkins June 5, 1929.
Source material:1)---"House Resolution 6052," Journal of the House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature, 1977.
Name: Lewellyn Magellan Hinshaw
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Ottawa
Town: Bennington
Party: Republican
District: 62
Chamber: House 1947
Notes:
Source material:
Name: William Hinton
Born: 1828 in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Bourbon
Town: Fort Lincoln (fort near Fort Scott, no longer exists)
Party: Republican
District: 50
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1855. Twice married, first time in 1853, his wife died in 1856. Married second timeto Mrs. Young of Missouri.
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 H. Hinz
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Florist
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 37
Chamber: House 1971, 1972
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Samuel Hipple
Born: 1815 in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
Died: January 21, 1875
Occupation: Railroad contractor, Farmer
County: Atchison
Town: Monrovia
Party: Democrat
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1868
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857, first locating in Leavenworth. During the Civil War he had charge of the quartermaster's department at Cape Girardeau, MO. He was commissioned by President Lincoln on November 26,1862, and resigned July 18,1865.
Source material:1)---Collections of Leavenworth County Historical Society & Museum.
2)---"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: David D. Hoag
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
Notes:
Source material:
Name: J. B. Hoag
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Ellsworth
Town: Ellsworth
Party: Democrat
District: 113
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Joseph J. Hoagland
Born: December 14, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer, Businessman
County: Johnson
Town: Overland Park
Party: Republican
District: 22
Chamber: House 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
Notes:
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics. 7th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1979.
Name: William Hobson
Born: November 25, 1840 in Henry County, Indiana.
Died: November 2, 1906 in Sumner County, Kansas.
Occupation: Physician, Farmer
County: Sumner
Town: Conway Springs
Party: Republican
District: 70
Chamber: House 1893
Notes: Civil war veteran. Married Matilda Brinson May 14, 1860, they moved from Missouri to Sumner County, Kansas in 1876.
Source material:1)---Information provided courtesy of Linda Andersson of Texas, a descendent of William Hobson.
Name: Edward Wallis Hoch
Born: March 17, 1849 in Danville, Kentucky.
Died: June 1. 1925 in Marion County, Kansas
Occupation: Farmer, Editor
County: Marion
Town: Marion
Party: Republican
District: 65
Chamber: House 1889
District: 56
Chamber: House 1893
Notes: Governor of Kansas 1905-1909. Married July, 1876 to Miss Sarah L. Dickerson of Marion, Kansas.
Source material:1)---Standard History of Kansas and Kansans (Chicago: Lewis, 1918).
Name: Sheila Hochhauser
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County:
Town:
Party:
District:
Chamber:
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Bejamin B. Hodge
Born: March 20, 1980 in Kansas City, Missouri
Died:
Occupation:
County: Johnson
Town: Overland Park
Party: Republican
District: 49
Chamber: House 2007, 2008
Notes: Resigned his seat May 2008. Succeeded by Scott Schwab.
Source material:
Name: Frank S. Hodge
Born: July 17, 1903 in Sterling, Kansas.
Died: December 23, 1986
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Reno
Town: Hutchinson
Party: Republican
District: 34
Chamber: Senate 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964, 1965, 1966, SS1966, 1967, 1968
District: 22
Chamber: Senate 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
Notes: Married in June 24, 1934 to Betty G. Burriss.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: John M. Hodge
Born: February 4, 1825 in Carroll County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Dickinson
Town: Abilene
Party: Republican
District: 79
Chamber: House 1874
District: 80
Chamber: House 1879
Notes: Civil War veteran: Served as quartermaster of 51st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 24th Ohio, and the 23rd Ohio Brigade. Came to Kansas in 1870. Married August 22, 1847, to Olive M. Tinker.
Source material:1)---Online biography found in History of the State of Kansas (Dickinson County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: George H. Hodges
Born: February 6, 1866 in Orion, Wisconsin.
Died: October 7, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Occupation: Merchant, Lumberman
County: Johnson
Town: Olathe
Party: Democrat
District: 6
Chamber: Senate 1905, 1907, SS1908, 1909, 1911
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1869. Governor of Kansas, 1913-1915. Married March 1899, to Ora May Murray.
Source material:
Name: John L. Hodges
Born: October 2, 1925 in Oklahoma.
Died:
Occupation: Real Estate management
County: Johnson
Town: Gardner
Party: Republican
District: 27
Chamber: House 1977, 1978
Notes: Married in 1952 to Martha Louise McIntire.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics. 7th edition. New York : Bowker Co., 1979.
Name: P. M. Hodges
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Jackson
Town: Holton
Party:
District: 15
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John Hodgins
Born: November 26, 1829 in Glen Falls, New York.
Died: June 2, 1896 in Centralia, Kansas.
Occupation: Dairyman
County: Nemaha
Town: Centralia
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1860. Married Esther Jane Williams April 9, 1856 in Glen Falls, New York. She died March 16, 1907 in Centralia, Kansas.
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: E. H. Hodgson
Born:
Died: October 17, 1963
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Rice
Town: Little River
Party: Democrat
District: 79
Chamber: House 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934
District: 33
Chamber: Senate 1937, SS1938, 1939
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Jonathan Hodgson
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Linn
Town: Paris
Party: Republican
District: 47
Chamber: House 1865
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Harman F. Hoesman
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Ellsworth
Town: Ellsworth
Party: Republican
District: 85
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Jeanne Hoferer
Born: April 23, 1948
Died:
Occupation: Homemaker
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 18
Chamber: Senate 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Christian B. Hoffman
Born: August 1, 1826 in Switzerland.
Died:
Occupation: Miller
County: Dickinson
Town: Detroit; Enterprise
Party: Republican
District: 79
Chamber: House 1872
District: 75
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes: Came to the United States in 1855. Came to Kansas in 1857. Married April 30, 1850 to Elizaabeth Senn.
Source material:1)---Online biography found in History of the State of Kansas (Dickinson County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: Homer H. Hoffman
Born: May 18, 1887 in Dickinson County, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Dickinson
Town: Abilene
Party: Republican
District: 57
Chamber: House 1949, 1951, 1957, 1958, SS1958
District: 54
Chamber: House 1961, 1962
Notes:
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: Reed C. Hoffman
Born: September 6, 1922
Died:
Occupation: Banker
County: Dickinson
Town: Enterprise
Party: Republican
District: 57
Chamber: House 1959, 1960
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Samuel E. Hoffman
Born: about 1835 in Pennsylvania.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Woodson
Town: Neosho Falls
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: Senate 1861, 1862
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1858. Served as a member of the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention of 1859. "The later years of his life were spent in St. Louis where he was engaged in banking."
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)---"Biographies of Members of the Legislature of 1861," found in Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908 (volume 10). Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
Name: William Anderson Hogan
Born: 1841 in Putnam County, Indiana
Died: January 2, 1899 in Fox Township, Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
Occupation: Contractor/Builder
County: Chautauqua
Town: Farmersburg
Party: Republican
District: 94
Chamber: House 1881
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1860. Civil War veteran serving in both the 2nd Missouri Home Guard and the 12th Kansas Volunteers. Married in 1866 to Abigail Pitt.
Source material:1)---Obituary from: The Sedan (Kansas) Times.
2)---Online biograpy found in History of the State of Kansas (Chautauqua County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: George Washington Hogeboom
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Jefferson
Town: Oskaloosa
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: Senate 1871, 1872
District: 8
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
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Name: Benjamin F. Hogg
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Cherokee
Town: Weir City
Party: Fusion
District: 14
Chamber: Senate 1881, 1883, SS1884
Notes:
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Name: Thomas L. Hogue
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Realtor, Insurance
County: Johnson
Town: Shawnee Mission, Olathe
Party: Republican
District: 14
Chamber: House 1885, 1886
District: 12
Chamber: House 1899, 1901
Notes:
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Name: Ernest Hoheneck
Born: November 17, 1828 in Saxony, Germany.
Died:
Occupation: Distiller
County: Wabaunsee
Town: Wabaunsee
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: In "Biographies of Members of the Legislature of 1861" he is listed as Ernest Hohneck. He failed to take his seat in the 1861 Legislature and was replaced by William M. Snow by special election on April 5, 1861. Mr. Snow also failed to take seat. Came to the United States in 1850. Came to Kansas in 1855. Married March 21, 1872, to Elise Vogt. In 1908 he was living in Spokane, Washington.
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: Loren H. Hohman, II
Born: February 6, 1945 in Clay Center, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Attorney, Businessman
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Democrat
District: 55
Chamber: House 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982
Notes: Married in 1967 to Cheryll Kay Fitts. Veteran: Vietnam, 196th Brigade.
Source material:
Name: Verne E. Hoisington
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Wholesale grocer
County: Russell
Town: Paradise
Party: Republican
District: 32
Chamber: Senate 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes:
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Name: Charles S. Holbrook
Born: November 26, 1875
Died: May 4, 1938
Occupation: Sales agent
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: House 1913, 1915, 1923, SS1923, 1925
Notes:
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Name: James M. Holden
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser
County: Wichita
Town: Leoti
Party: Republican
District: 116
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908
District: 111
Chamber: House 1911
Notes:
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Name: Abraham James Holderman
Born: about 1854
Died: September 13, 1942 in El Dorado, Kansas.
Occupation: Banker, Farmer, Stockman
County: Butler
Town: El Dorado
Party: Progressive
District: 52
Chamber: House 1915
Notes:
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Name: James Holderman
Born: February 12, 1939
Died:
Occupation: Consumer credit counseling
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 86
Chamber: House 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
District: 98
Chamber: House 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
Notes: Resigned.
Source material:
Name: Joseph Wellington Holdren
Born: November 9, 1872 in Spring Hill, Johnson County, Kansas.
Died: July 25, 1958 in Independence, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Montgomery
Town: Cherryvale
Party: Republican
District: 29
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908
Notes: Married in 1899 to June C. Chamberlain. Appointed judge of the Kansas 14th District Court in 1916.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1905. Topeka, Kan. : Geo Crane & Co., 1905.
2)---Illustriana Kansas. Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933 (p. 541).
Name: Franklin James Hole
Born: February 5, 1870 in Havana, Illinois.
Died: June 3, 1935 west of Atchison, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Atchison
Town: Monrovia
Party: Republican
District: 3
Chamber: House 1925
Notes: Married Agnes Christine Atwood November 27, 1895.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933 (p. 541-542).
Name: George William Holland
Born: March 25, 1837
Died: December 22, 1946 in Russell, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Russell
Town: Russell
Party: Democrat
District: 81
Chamber: House 1917
Notes:
Source material:1)--- Topeka Daily Capitol 12/23/1946.
Name: G. Thomas (Tom) Holland, II
Born: July 23, 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Business owner
County: Douglas
Town: Baldwin City
Party: Democrat
District: 10
Chamber: House 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Barbara Holland.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: George Wilson Hollembeak
Born: August 4, 1856 in Richfield, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Gray
Town: Cimarron
Party: Republican
District: 122
Chamber: House 1895, 1897, 1898
Notes: Married November 19, 1885 to Olive May Baker.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933 (p. 542).
Name: George W. Hollenback
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Comanche
Town: Coldwater
Party: Alliance
District: 111
Chamber: House 1891
Notes:
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Name: George Henry Hollenberg
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Washington
Town: Marysville
Party: Radical
District: 16
Chamber: House 1863, 1864, 1866, 1867
Notes: Won contested election from David E. Ballard January 16, 1867.
Source material:
Name: Cyrus Kurtz Holliday
Born: April 3, 1826 near Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Died: March 29, 1900 in Topeka, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: Senate 1862
District: 41
Chamber: House 1866
District: 57
Chamber: House 1872
Notes: Unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Congress in 1874. Served as president of the Kansas State Historical Society. Director of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co. from the time it was organized until his death.
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: William Hollenshead
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Norton
Town: Norton
Party: Republican
District: 123
Chamber: House 1885, SS1886
Notes:
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Name: Joseph S. Hollinger
Born: August 26, 1829 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Dickinson
Town: Chapman
Party: Republican
District: 80
Chamber: House 1877
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1873. Married February 14, 1852 to Annie M. Miller.
Source material:1)---Online biography found in History of the State of Kansas (Dickinson County section) by William G. Cutler, first published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
Name: Erwin Hollingsworth
Born: Qctober 19,1828 in Wayne County, Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stock-raiser
County: Ottawa
Town: Lindsey
Party:
District: 83
Chamber: House 1872
Notes: Married in 1849 to Susan Morris.
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/ottawa.
Name: Seth Hollingsworth
Born: about 1826 in Ohio.
Died: in Colorado.
Occupation: Farmer
County: Leavenworth
Town: Tonganoxie
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: House 1868
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Elected and served one term in Kansas Legislature, after which he moved to Colorado. Recors indicate he died in Colorado.
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: R. E. Hollister
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Banker, Insurance & loans, (Retired)
County: Wichita
Town: Leoti
Party: Democrat
District: 111
Chamber: House 1963, 1964, SS1964, 1965, 1966, SS1966
Notes:
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Name: Samuel Hollister
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Miller
County: Atchison
Town: Sumner
Party: Union
District: 8
Chamber: House 1863
Notes:
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Name: E. J. Holman
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town:
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: House 1885, 1886
Notes:
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Name: Edwin J. Holman
Born: January 6, 1913
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: House 1939, 1941, 1943
Notes: Served in the United States Navy.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
Name: Carl Dean Holmes
Born: October 19, 1940 in Dodge City, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Farm/Ranch manager, Landowner
County: Meade
Town: Liberal
Party: Republican
District: 125
Chamber: House 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990,
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Willynda Holmes.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: David Holmes
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Grant
Town: Shockey
Party:
District:
Chamber: House 1891
Notes: Seated as delegate January 15, 1891.
Source material:
Name: Laurence Street Holmes
Born: July 6, 1916 in Wichita, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 80
Chamber: House 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
Notes: Married June 19, 1941 to Lois E. Langenwalter.
Source material:1)---Who's Who in American Politics, Second Edition 1969-1970, (R.R. Bowker Company, New York and London 1969).
Name: Mitch Holmes
Born: June 28, 1962 in Newton, Kansas
Died:
Occupation: Computer programmer
County: Stafford
Town: St. John
Party: Republican
District: 114
Chamber: House 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Michelle Holmes.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: John Arthur Holmstrom
Born: August 29, 1884 in Marshall County, Kansas.
Died: May 19, 1959 in Amarillo, Texas.
Occupation: Merchant
County: Riley
Town: Randolph
Party: Republican
District: 42
Chamber: House 1939, 1941, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1951
Notes: Married to Gertrude (last name possibly Leach) in 1906, she died in 1942. Records indicate a second marriage in 1943 to a Miss Lenora Edgerton, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. O.E. Edgerton of Randolph, Kansas.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?.)
2)---Topeka Capitol 3/22/1942.
3)---Topeka Capitol 3/2/1943.
4)---Topeka Daily Capitol 5/21/1959.
Name: Douglas E. Holt
Born: March 4, 1944
Died:
Occupation: Radio director, Psychiactric social worker, Businessman
County: Gray
Town: Cimmaron
Party: Republican
District: 115
Chamber: House 1981, 1982
Notes:
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Name: Elmer M. Holt
Born:
Died: November 21, 1979
Occupation: Peace officer (Retired)
County: Sumner
Town: Wellington
Party: Democrat
District: 69
Chamber: House 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 70
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
District: 68
Chamber: House 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970
Notes:
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Name: Tim Holt
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Construction, Real estate
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Democrat
District: 96
Chamber: House 1977, 1978
Notes:
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Name: Thomas C. Honnell
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Insurance, Loans, Banker
County: Brown
Town: Holton, Everest
Party: Republican
District: 41
Chamber: House 1901
District: 42
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
Notes:
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Name: William R. Honnell
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Brown
Town: Horton
Party: Republican
District: 44
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
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Name: Hugh L. Hook
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Insurance
County: Nemaha
Town: Sabetha
Party: Republican
District: 38
Chamber: House 1945, 1947
Notes:
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Name: F. M. Hooton
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Morris
Town: Council Grove
Party: Republican
District: 72
Chamber: House 1875, 1876
Notes:
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Name: George M. Hoover
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Banker
County: Ford
Town: Dodge City
Party: Democrat
District: 118
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
District: 114
Chamber: House 1891
Notes:
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Name: Clifford Ragsdale Hope
Born: June 9, 1893 in Birmingham, Iowa.
Died: May 16, 1970 in Garden City, Kansas.
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Finney
Town: Garden City
Party: Republican
District: 115
Chamber: House 1921, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927
Notes: Veteran: WWI. Elected to Congress 15 succeeding times (1927-1957). Married January 8, 1921, to Pauline Elizabeth Sanders. His son, Clifford R. Hope, Jr., was also a Kansas legislator.
Source material:
1)---Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-1989, Bicentennial Edition. United States Government Printing Office, 1989.
2)---Illustriana Kansas. Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933. (p. 550-551)
Name: Clifford Ragsdale Hope, Jr.
Born: December 21, 1923 in Garden City, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Finney
Town: Garden City
Party: Republican
District: 37
Chamber: Senate 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
Notes: His father, Clifford R. Hope, Sr., was also a Kansas legislator. Married Dolores Sulzman in 1948.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: Ralph M. Hope
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Republican
District: 2
Chamber: House 1945
Notes:
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Name: Frank Hopkins
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Ellis
Town: Walker
Party: Republican
District: 114
Chamber: House 1885, 1886
Notes:
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Name: John S. Hopkins
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Jackson
Town: Holton
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: Senate 1875, 1876
District: 40
Chamber: House 1909
Notes:
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Name: Richard Joseph Hopkins
Born: April 4, 1873 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Finney
Town: Garden City
Party: Republican
District: 119
Chamber: House 1909
Notes: Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1911-1913. Kansas Attorney General, 1919-1923. Appointed U.S. District Court judge for Kansas in 1929. His father, William Hopkins, was also a Kansas legislator. On September 16, 1909 married Dora May Cathcart.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933 (p. 551-552)
Name: Selden J. Hopkins (1901 handbook lists his name as Selden G. Hopkins)
Born: about 1863 in Castle Rock, Grant County, Wisconsin.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer and newspaper publisher
County: Sheridan
Town: Hoxie
Party: Fusion
District: 39
Chamber: Senate 1901
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1884. Lost seat by contest on February 20, 1901, to Charles Buschow.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co, 1900.
Name: William R. Hopkins
Born: April 21, 1846 in Wabash, Indiana.
Died: December 10, 1913 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Occupation: Lawyer, Farmer
County: Finney
Town: Garden City
Party: Republican
District: 122
Chamber: House 1891
District: 116
Chamber: House 1893, 1895
Notes: Married Elizabeth Murphy. His son, Richard J. Hopkins, was also a Kansas legislator.
Source material:
Name: James Caleb Hopper
Born: December 26, 1862 at Brownstown, Indiana
Died:
Occupation: Banker, Farmer
County: Ness
Town: Ness City
Party: Democrat
District: 98
Chamber: House 1915
Notes: Married Martha J. Terhune on November 21, 1888.
Source material:- 1)---Standard History of Kansas and Kansans. 1919.
Name: Willard "Bill" Horchem
Born: November 27, 1912 in Ransom, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Teacher, Coach, Farmer, Stockman
County: Ness
Town: Ransom
Party: Democrat
District: 98
Chamber: House 1961, 1962
Notes:
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: Daniel H. Horne
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Land agent
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: Senate 1865, 1866
Notes:
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Name: S. Harvey Horner
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Sumner
Town: Caldwell
Party: Republican
District: 87
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
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Name: William H. Hornor
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Harper
Town: Bluff City
Party: Republican
District: 105
Chamber: House 1874
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Deena Horst
Born: February 14, 1944 in Sacramento, Californ1a.
Died:
Occupation: Art teacher
County: Saline
Town: Salina
Party: Republican
District: 69
Chamber: House 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Gordon Horst.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
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