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Kansas Legislators Past & Present
Mop through Mzz
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: Jerry Moran
Born: May 29, 1954
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Trego
Town: Hays
Party: Republican
District: 37
Chamber: Senate 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Notes: U.S. Representative from Kansas 1997-
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Name: E. N. Morehouse
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County:
Town:
Party:
District: 65
Chamber: House 1877
Notes:
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Name: George Pierson Morehouse
Born: July 28, 1859, in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Morris
Town: Council Grove
Party: Republican
District: 23
Chamber: Senate 1901, 1903
Notes: Came to Kansas in about 1871. Married April 23, 1906, to Mrs. Louis Thorne Hull. He was the author of many articles and addresses on the history of Kansas and the Great Plains.
Source material:
1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, LEGISLATURE, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co, 1900.
2)---Illustriana Kansas. (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933); page 824-825.
Name: D. H. Morgan
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Crawford
Town: Pittsburg
Party: Democrat
District: 21
Chamber: House 1923
Notes:
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Name: Eugene Lawrence Morgan
Born: January 18, 1880, in Greenwood Township, Phillips County, Kansas.
Died: November 29, 1948
Occupation: Physician, Surgeon
County: Phillips
Town: Phillipsburg
Party: Republican
District: 87
Chamber: House 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes: Married May 22, 1907, to Bertha May Hickman.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933) page 827.
Name: George Morgan
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Clay
Town: Clay Center
Party:
District: 76
Chamber: House 1885, SS1886
Notes:
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Name: J. M. Morgan
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Osborne
Town: Downs
Party:
District: 107
Chamber: House 1885, SS1886
Notes:
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Name: Lyman Josiah Morgan
Born: January 13, 1857
Died: April 18, 1940
Occupation: Teacher
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party:
District: 8
Chamber: House 1889
Notes:
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Name: Thomas Morgan
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party:
District: 20
Chamber: House 1873
Notes:
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Name: William A. Morgan
Born: in Ireland
Died: March 24, 1917, in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas.
Occupation: Newspaperman
County: Chase
Town: Cottonwood Falls
Party: Republican
District: 86
Chamber: House 1879
District: 23
Chamber: Senate 1893, 1895
Notes: Civil War veteran: 23rd Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Came to Kansas in 1870. Married Minnie Yoast. His son, William Yoast Morgan, also served in the Kansas Legislature.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933) pages 830-831. (biography of his son, William Y. Morgan).
Name: Willard H. Morgan
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 11
Chamber: House 1923, SS1923, 1925, 1927
Notes:
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Name: William L. Morgan
Born: 1833
Died: 1916
Occupation:
County: Phillips
Town: Phillipsburg
Party:
District: 116
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
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Name: William Yoast Morgan
Born: April 6, 1866, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Died: February 17, 1932, in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Occupation: Editor, Publisher
County: Reno
Town: Hutchinson
Party: Republican
District: 80
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908, 1909
District: 75
Chamber: House SS1930
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1870. His father, William A. Morgan, also served in the Kansas Legislature. Author of several travel books.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933) pages 830-831. [note: In this biography his middle name is spelled Yost.]
Name: W. N. Morphy
Born:
Died:
Occupation: County Clerk
County: Ellis
Town: Hays City
Party: Republican
District: 89
Chamber: House 1875
Notes:
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Name: Edmund Needham Morrill
Born: February 12, 1834, in Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine.
Died: March 14, 1909 in San Antonio, Texas.
Occupation: Banker
County: Brown
Town: Hiawatha
Party: Republican
District: 3
Chamber: Senate 1873, 1874, SS1874, 1877, 1879
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Civil War veteran: Company C, 7th Kansas Regiment. He founded Morrill Free Public Library at Hiawatha, Kans. in 1882; Republican Representative from Kansas to the 48th-51st U.S. Congresses, 1883-1891. He founded Hiawatha Academy in 1889. Governor of Kansas, 1895-1897.
Source material:1)---"Biographies of Members of the Free-State Legislature of 1857-'58." found in: Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1907-1908. Topeka, Kan. : Kansas State Historical Society, 1908.
- 2)---The Political Graveyard website http://politicalgraveyard.com
Name: B. F. Morris
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Clark
Town: Lexington
Party: Alliance
District: 112
Chamber: House 1891
District: 96
Chamber: House 1893
Notes:
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Name: Benjamin G. Morris
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Law Student
County: Gove
Town: Quinter
Party: Democrat
District: 104
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
Notes:
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Name: Bill Morris
Born: March 10, 1924 in Tulsa
Died: September 25, 1993
Occupation: Exec. Vice Pres. Kansas Restaurant Assn.
County: Sedgwick
Town: Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 94
Chamber: House 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
District: 27
Chamber: Senate 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988, 1989, SS1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Notes:
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Name: C. E. Morris
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Pottawatomie
Town: Westmoreland
Party: Republican
District: 46
Chamber: House 1909
District: 41
Chamber: House 1911
Notes:
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Name: James Milton Morris
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Riley
Town: Ogden
Party:
District: 72
Chamber: House 1871
Notes: Served as State Auditor, January 14, 1907 to January 9, 1911.
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Name: Lloyde Morris
Born: March 12, 1900
Died: April 9, 1949
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Jefferson
Town: Oskaloosa
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930
Notes: Married to Edith Cleland Morris. Judge of the 36th District (Jefferson, Jackson, & Pottawatomie Counties) from 1932 to 1949.
Source material:1)---Information provided in part by Joan Morris Bradford, daughter.
Name: Ray Morris
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Abstracter
County: Kearny
Town: Lakin
Party: Republican
District: 116
Chamber: House 1921
Notes:
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Name: Stephen R. Morris
Born: January 4, 1946 in Garden City, Kansas
Died:
Occupation: Farming
County: Stevens
Town: Hugoton
Party: Republican
District: 39
Chamber: Senate 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Barbara Morris.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: William Morris
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Nemaha
Town: Wetmore
Party:
District: 14
Chamber: House 1870
Notes:
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Name: J. H. Morrison
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Labette
Town: Oswego
Party:
District: 29
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
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Name: James F. "Jim" Morrison
Born: April 11, 1942 in Colby, Kansas
Died:
Occupation: Optometrist
County: Thomas
Town: Colby
Party: Republican
District: 121
Chamber: House 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Karen Morrison.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: J. T. Morrison
Born: 1842
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Smith
Town: Smith Center
Party: Republican
District: 95
Chamber: House 1873, 1874, SS1874
Notes:
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Name: Judy Morrison
Born: June 8, 1941 in Sedalia, Missouri
Died:
Occupation: Model
County: Johnson
Town: Shawnee
Party: Republican
District: 23
Chamber: House 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Ken Morrison.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: P. A. Morrison
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Labette
Town: Oswego
Party: Alliance
District: 29
Chamber: House 1891
District: 27
Chamber: House 1893
Notes:
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Name: Thomas F. Morrison
Born: June 19, 1875, in Henry County, Missouri.
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Neosho
Town: Chanute
Party: Democrat
District: 31
Chamber: House 1909
Notes: Married in 1909 to Miss Suzanne McManus, a native of County Leitrim, Ireland.
Source material:1)---A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, vol. 4 , written and compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka.(Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, copyright 1918.) pages 2116-2117.
Name: James Calvin Morrow
Born: 1846 near Washington, Guernsy County, Ohio.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Washington
Town: Haddam
Party: Republican
District: 60
Chamber: House 1895
District: 20
Chamber: Senate 1897, SS1898, 1899, 1901, 1903, SS1903
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1874. Married and the father of three children.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1901. Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Co, 1900.
Name: Robert Morrow
Born: September 20, 1825 in Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey.
Died:
Occupation: Speculator, Hotel business
County: Douglas
Town: Lawrence
Party: Republican
District: 8
Chamber: Senate 1861, 1862
Notes: Married April 13, 1850, to Martha Cory. Came to Kansas in 1855. Member of Kansas Territorial Legislature, 1858 and 1859.
Source material:1)---"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 Morrow
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Douglas
Town: Lecompton
Party: Black Republican
District: 39
Chamber: House 1865
Notes:
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Name: J. H. Morse
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Marion
Town: Peabody
Party: Republican
District: 66
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
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Name: John O. Morse
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Linn
Town: Mound City
Party: Republican
District: 15
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931, 1933, SS1933, SS1934, 1935, SS1936
Notes:
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Name: John H. Morse
Born: September 26, 1914
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Linn
Town: Mound City
Party: Republican
District: 15
Chamber: House 1953, 1955, 1956
Notes:
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Name: Lynn F. Morse
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Wilson
Town: Benedict
Party: Republican
District: 29
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958
Notes: Appointed to succeed John W. Cramm, resigned after election.
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Name: M. J. Morse
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Minister
County: Rice
Town: Brookdale
Party: Republican
District: 91
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874
Notes:
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Name: Orlin Eaton Morse
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Linn
Town: Mound City
Party: Republican
District: 35
Chamber: House 1875, 1876
Notes:
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Name: Mrs. Nettie H. Morss
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Teacher
County: Elk
Town: Howard
Party: Democrat
District: 48
Chamber: House 1935, SS1936
Notes:
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Name: F. R. Morton
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Labette
Town: Parsons
Party:
District: 28
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
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Name: John A. Morton
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Banker, Farmer
County: Osborne
Town: Osborne
Party: Republican
District: 89
Chamber: House 1909
Notes:
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Name: Prince G. D. Morton
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Butler
Town: Chelsea
Party: Republican
District: 13
Chamber: House 1861
Notes:
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Name: R. J. Morton
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician, Surgeon
County: Clay
Town: Clay Center
Party: Republican
District: 63
Chamber: House 1909
District: 22
Chamber: Senate 1925, 1927, SS1928
Notes:
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Name: Robert L. Morton
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Law Student
County: Lyon
Town: Washburn
Party: Democrat
District: 43
Chamber: House 1966, SS1966
Notes: Took seat vacated by Frank Lill who resigned.
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Name: Abraham Moser
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Jefferson
Town: Meriden
Party: Democrat
District: 4
Chamber: House 1917
Notes:
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Name: J. Moser
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Architect
County: Ellis
Town: Hays City
Party: Republican
District: 89
Chamber: House 1876
Notes:
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Name: B. R. Mosher
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Physician
County: Edwards
Town: Kinsley
Party:
District: 117
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884, 1885, SS1886
Notes:
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Name: C. A. Mosher
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Edwards
Town: Kinsley
Party: Republican
District: 92
Chamber: House 1915
Notes:
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Name: Charles A. Mosher
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Druggist
County: Ford
Town: Dodge City
Party: Republican
District: 96
Chamber: House 1919, SS1919, SS1920, 1921
Notes:
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Name: W. A. Mosher
Born: 1840 in Trumansburg, Tompkins County, New York.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Cloud
Town: Concordia
Party: Populist
District: 32
Chamber: Senate 1897
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1878. Married and father of five children. Died before special session 1898-1899, replaced by R. B. Ward.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: Charles Moss
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Lyon
Town: Allen
Party: Populist
District: 48
Chamber: House 1893, 1895
Notes:
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Name: Ferris O. Mott
Born:
Died: 1851 near Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York.
Occupation: Carpenter, Farmer
County: Harper
Town: Harper
Party: Populist, Democrat
District: 72
Chamber: House 1895, 1897, SS1898
Notes: Came to Kansas from Michigan in 1878. Married and the father of one child.
Source material:1)---Handbook of the Kansas Legislature, 1897 (Topeka, Kan. : Crane & Company, 1897).
Name: J. L. Motter
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Businessman
County: Doniphan
Town: Wathena
Party: Republican
District: 3
Chamber: House 1875
Notes:
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Name: Simon Motz
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Merchant, Lawyer
County: Wallace 1870; Ellis 1873
Town: Sheridan 1870; Hays City 1873
Party:
District: 89
Chamber: House 1870, 1873
District: 37
Chamber: Senate 1881, 1883, SS1884
Notes:
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Name: A. J. Mowry
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Doniphan, Comanche
Town: Wathena, Smallwood
Party: Republican
District: 3
Chamber: House 1869, 1870, 1871, 1876
District: 107
Chamber: House 1874, SS1874
Notes: See Comanche County History, pages 8-9.
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Name: M. C. Mowry
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Jefferson
Town: North Lawrence
Party: Reform
District: 16
Chamber: House 1874
Notes:
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Name: T. A. Moxcey
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Democrat
District: 2
Chamber: House 1915
Notes:
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Name: J. Jerry Moxley
Born: February 12, 1896 in Osage City, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Rancher
County: Morris
Town: Council Grove
Party: Republican
District: 53
Chamber: House 1961, 1962
Notes:
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: Tom J. Moxley
Born: August 15, 1946 in Manhattan, Kansas
Died:
Occupation: Farmer and Rancher
County: Morris
Town: Council Grove
Party: Republican
District: 68
Chamber: House 2007, 2008
Notes: Spouse name is Virginia
Source material:
1)--- Kansas Legislative Handbook, 2007
Name: C. I. "Cy" Moyer
Born: June 14, 1904 in Severance, Kansas.
Died: January 27, 1974 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Occupation: Lawyer, Farmer, Stockman, Banker
County: Doniphan
Town: Severance
Party: Republican
District: 1
Chamber: House 1938, 1939, 1940
District: 1
Chamber: Senate 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944
Notes: Married Ruth Elizabeth Corcoran.
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?)
2)---"Senate Resolution 37," Journal of the Senate, Kansas Legislature, 1974.
Name: C. S. Moyer
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Jefferson
Town: Nortonville
Party: Democrat
District: 4
Chamber: House 1913, 1915
Notes:
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Name: Henry M. Mueller
Born: 1871
Died:
Occupation: Produce Dealer
County: Washington
Town: Hanover
Party: Republican
District: 64
Chamber: House 1905
Notes:
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Name: J. J. Muenzenmayer
Born: September 15, 1832 in Unterturkheim, Wurttemberg, Germany.
Died: April 1, 1918 in Junction City, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stone Mason, Brick Layer
County: Geary
Town: Junction City
Party: Populist
District: 45
Chamber: House 1897, SS1898
Notes: Civil War veteran: 1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry. Married Louisa Minna Dehner.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933) page 842 (biography of his son, Henry Muenzenmayer).
Name: Casper Mugler
Born: March 27, 1873 in Bibersfeld, Germany.
Died: January 13, 1930
Occupation: Farmer
County: Clay
Town: Clay Center
Party: Republican
District: 58
Chamber: House 1927, SS1928, 1929
Notes: Died while in office.
Source material:1)---Information provided courtesy of great-grandson, Allan Volkmann, grandson of Casper's son, John Mugler.
Name: Donald Muir
Born: July 24, 1893, in Harper, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer, Farmer
County: Harper
Town: Anthony
Party: Democrat
District: 71
Chamber: House 1929, SS1930, 1931, 1937, SS1938
Notes: Married November 22, 1912, to Blanche Barkdull.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933). page 842-843 (biography of his wife, Blanche Barkdull Muir).
Name: Vernon E. Mulch
Born:November 8, 1908 at Benton
Died: December 31, 1988 at Scott City
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Scott
Town: Scott City
Party: Democrat
District: 113
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes: Married Atha Miller on August 8, 1937
Source material:- 1)---Obit Scott City News-Chronicle 1/4/1989
Name: Joe Mulich
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Painting, Remodeling Contractor
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Democrat
District: 34
Chamber: House 1969, 1970
Notes:
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Name: William Thomas (Bill) Mulich
Born: April 6, 1926
Died:
Occupation: General Contractor
County: Wyandotte
Town: Kansas City
Party: Democrat
District: 32
Chamber: House 1969, 19970, 1971, 1972
District: 5
Chamber: Senate 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, SS1987, 1988
Notes:
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Name: David L. Mullendore
Born: January 27, 1873, near Franklin, Indiana.
Died:
Occupation: Banker, Rancher
County: Elk
Town: Howard
Party: Democrat
District: 48
Chamber: House 1927, SS1928, 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Married Mettie Blanch Killam, March 1, 1896.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933) page 843.
Name: Miles H. Mulroy
Born:
Died: 1926
Occupation: Hotel, Farmer
County: Ellis
Town: Hays
Party: Democrat
District: 89
Chamber: House 1911, 1913, 1919, SS1919, SS1920
Notes:
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Name: Harold E. Mulville
Born: March 24, 1918 at Dighton, Kansas
Died: February 8, 1997 at Dighton, Kansas
Occupation: Farmer
County: Lane
Town: Dighton
Party: Republican
District: 114
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes: On May 19, 1958 he married Jaunonia E. Follis
Source material:- 1)---Obit from Hutchinson News 2/10/1997
Name: Flavius Albert Mundell
Born: December 19, 1877, in Vilas, Kansas.
Died: October 11, 1960
Occupation: School Administrator, Retired
County: Reno
Town: Nickerson
Party: Republican
District: 76
Chamber: House 1949, 1951, 1953
Notes: Married August 2, 1905, to May Wood.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933) page 845.
Name: O. S. Munsell
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Morris
Town: Council Grove
Party:
District: 81
Chamber: House 1881
Notes:
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Name: Gaylord R. Munson
Born: March 6, 1910 in Geary, County
Died: August 22, 1998 at Junction City, Kansas
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Geary
Town: Junction City
Party: Republican
District: 43
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938, 1939
Notes: Married Josephine Grammer on October 14, 1939
Source material:- 1)---Obit from Topeka Capital Journal 8/25/1998
Name: Marshall Mortimer Murdock
Born: October 10, 1837, in Morgantown, West Virginia.
Died: January 2, 1908, in Wichita, Kansas.
Occupation: Editor
County: Osage, Sedgwick
Town: Burlingame, Wichita
Party: Republican
District: 18
Chamber: Senate 1869, 1870, 1871, 1872
District: 25
Chamber: Senate 1873, 1874, SS1874
Notes: Civil War veteran: served in the Kansas State Militia. Married Victoria Mayberry.
Source material:1)---Wichita: A Pictorial History / Kay Kirkman. (Norfolk, Va. : Donning Co., 1981) pages 24 and 83.
2)---Illustriana Kansas. (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933); page 846 (biography of his son, Marcellus M. Murdock).
Name: Thomas B. Murdock
Born: Monongahela, Virginia
Died:
Occupation: Editor
County: Butler
Town: El Dorado
Party: Republican
District: 28
Chamber: Senate 1877
District: 26
Chamber: Senate 1889, 1891
Notes: Came to Kansas in 1857. Married Miss Marie Antoinette Culbreth, January 1873.
Source material:1)---Directory of the Kansas State Senate, 1889 / by A.G. Stacey, Secretary. Topeka, Kan. Kansas Publishing House, 1889.
Name: Wm. Murdock
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Grain Merchant
County: Washington
Town: Clifton
Party: Republican
District: 64
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
Notes:
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Name: Eugene Franklin Murphy
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Sherman
Town: Goodland
Party: Republican
District:
Chamber: House 1889
Notes: Delegate
Source material:
Name: F. E. Murphy
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Banker
County: Haskell
Town: Sublette
Party: Republican
District: 121
Chamber: House 1921
Notes:
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Name: Frank Murphy
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Co. Comm.
County: Stevens
Town: Hugoton
Party: Republican
District: 125
Chamber: House 1895
Notes:
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Name: James K. Murphy
Born: June 23, 1932
Died:
Occupation: Educator
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Democrat
District: 41
Chamber: House 1983, 1984
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Kathryn Murphy
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Wyandotte
Town: Bethel
Party: Democrat
District: 9
Chamber: House 1962
Notes: Succeeded Willard Murphy, deceased.
Source material:
Name: Thomas Murphy
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Atchison
Town: Atchison
Party: Republican, War Democrat
District: 2
Chamber: House 1862
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1865
District: 6
Chamber: House 1870, 1871
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Thomas P. Murphy
Born: April 27, 1840
Died: December 4, 1915
Occupation: Farmer
County: Harvey
Town: Halstead
Party: Republican
District: 70
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908
District: 30
Chamber: Senate 1909, 1911
Notes:
Source material:1)---Some information courtesy of Jane Colvin, Mr. Murphy's great-great granddaughter.
Name: Willard Murphy
Born: April 16, 1914 in Benton County, Arkansas.
Died: July 31, 1961
Occupation: Labor Representative
County: Wyandotte
Town: Bethel
Party: Democrat
District: 9
Chamber: House 1961
Notes: Moved to Kansas in 1926. Married to Kathryn Wilson February 1, 1935.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: Henry Murr
Born: April 17, 1880 near Tonganoxie, Kansas.
Died: May 11, 1973
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Leavenworth
Town: Tonganoxie
Party: Republican
District: 6
Chamber: House 1935, SS1936, 1937, SS1938, 1939, 1941, 1943
Notes:
Source material:1)---1943 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Kansas Business Magazine, 1943?)
Name: John A. Murray
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Sumner
Town: Wellington
Party:
District: 86
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
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Name: John F. Murray
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Cheyenne
Town:
Party:
District:
Chamber: House 1887
Notes: Delegate
Source material:
Name: John Hiram Murray
Born: January 28, 1914 in Leavenworth County, Kansas.
Died: May 3, 1993
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Leavenworth
Town: Leavenworth
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: House 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956
District: 3
Chamber: Senate 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
Notes: Married to Dorothy Lord October, 1, 1939.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
2)---"House Resolution 6004," Journal of the House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature, 1994.
Name: Robert J. Murray
Born:
Died: 1957
Occupation: Farmer
County: Cowley
Town: Arkansas City
Party: Republican
District: 50
Chamber: House 1921
Notes:
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Name: Turner M. Murrell
Born: 1923
Died: December 9, 1992
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Shawnee
Town: Topeka
Party: Republican
District: 33
Chamber: House 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1959, 1960
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Gerhard Musseman
Born: August 4, 1892 in Otoe County, Nebraska.
Died: April 29, 1975 in Wakeeney, Kansas.
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Trego
Town: Wakeeney
Party: Democrat
District: 99
Chamber: House 1937, SS1938, 1939, 1940, 1957, 1958, SS1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
Notes: Came to Kansas at the age of 8. Married Bessie Krhut September 27, 1916.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
2)---"House Resolution 6076," Journal of the House of Representatives, Kansas Legislature, 1976.
Name: Ambrose U. Mussey
Born: February 1, 1834 in Coventry, Orleans County, Vermont.
Died:
Occupation: Farmer
County: Pottawatomie
Town: St. George
Party: Republican
District: 4
Chamber: House 1861
Notes: Married Sara W. Coulson May 8, 1860. She died June 22, 1904.
Source material:
Name: U. G. Mustoe
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockman
County: Kingman
Town: New Murdock
Party: Republican
District: 76
Chamber: House 1901
District: 77
Chamber: House 1903, SS1903
Notes:
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Name: Don V. Myers
Born: February 2, 1932 in Fredonia, Kansas
Died:
Occupation: Engineer (Retired)
County: Sedgwick
Town: Derby
Party: Republican
District: 82
Chamber: House 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, SS2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Notes: Married to Mary Myers.
Source material:1)---http://www.kslegislature.org
Name: Irving Myers
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Mail Carrier (Retired), Building and Loan Association Officer
County: Chase
Town: Cottonwood Falls
Party: Democrat
District: 51
Chamber: House 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
District: 49
Chamber: House 1965, 1966, SS1966
Notes:
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Name: J. A. Myers
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Merchant
County: Greeley
Town: Tribune
Party: Republican
District: 112
Chamber: House 1919, SS1919, SS1920, 1921
Notes:
Source material:
Name: J. D. Myers
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Jackson
Town: Holton
Party: Republican
District: 2
Chamber: Senate 1909, 1911
Notes:
Source material:
Name: J. J. Myers
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Riley
Town: Alert
Party:
District: 77
Chamber: House 1879
Notes:
Source material:
Name: John Henry Myers
Born: February 5, 1880, in Washington, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Cattle Salesman
County: Johnson
Town: Merriam
Party: Republican
District: 10
Chamber: House 1927, SS1928, 1929, SS1930, 1931
Notes: Married September 25, 1904, to Maybell Eleanor Hawes.
Source material:1)---Illustriana Kansas. (Hebron, Neb. : Illustriana Inc., 1933) page 849.
Name: John L. Myers
Born: August 17, 1950
Died:
Occupation: Realtor
County: Reno
Town: Hutchinson
Party: Democrat
District: 105
Chamber: House 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983
Notes: Appointed to replace Roger R. Robertson, resigned.
Source material:
Name: Louis A. Myers
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Attorney
County: Jefferson
Town: Valley Falls
Party: Republican
District: 5
Chamber: Senate 1877
District: 7
Chamber: House 1883, SS1884
Notes:
Source material:
Name: S. R. Myers
Born: 1849
Died:
Occupation: Farmer, Stockraiser
County: Nemaha
Town: Sabetha
Party: Republican
District: 43
Chamber: House 1905, 1907, SS1908
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Wade Alexander Myers
Born: May 29, 1929 in Emporia, Kansas.
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Lyon
Town: Emporia
Party: Democrat
District: 15
Chamber: Senate 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, SS1964
Notes: Married July 9, 1952 to Donna Rae Bess.
Source material:1)---1961 Kansas Legislative Directory. (Topeka, Kan. : Midwest Industry Magazine, Kansas Construction Magazine, 1961.)
Name: W. H. Myers
Born:
Died:
Occupation:
County: Clay
Town: Wakefield
Party: Republican
District: 22
Chamber: Senate 1917, 1919, SS1919, SS1920
Notes:
Source material:
Name: E. W. Myler
Born:
Died:
Occupation: Lawyer
County: Allen
Town: Iola
Party: Republican
District: 17
Chamber: House 1923
Notes:
Source material:
Name: Howell P. Myton
Born: about 1857
Died: March 27, 1945 in Salt Lake, Utah.
Occupation:
County: Finney
Town: Garden City
Party:
District: 122
Chamber: House 1887
Notes:
Source material:1)---Information provided courtesy of Woodson Campbell of Spokane, Washington.
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