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Delta Theta Phi
Politician members in Kansas


  Bob Abbott (b. 1932) — of Kansas. Born in Hanston, Hodgeman County, Kan., November 1, 1932. Lawyer; Judge, Kansas Court of Appeals, 1977-90; justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1990-. Member, Delta Theta Phi. Still living as of 2002.
  Edward Ferdinand Arn (1906-1998) — also known as Edward F. Arn — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., May 19, 1906. Son of Edward F. Arn and Grace Bell (Edwards) Arn. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Kansas state attorney general, 1947-49; resigned 1949; justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1949-50; Governor of Kansas, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1962. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons. Died in a hospital at Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., January 22, 1998 (age 91 years, 248 days). Interment at Mission Chapel Mausoleum, Wichita, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, October 28, 1933, to Marcella Tillmanns.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  James Franklin Battin (1925-1996) — of Montana. Born in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., February 13, 1925. Son of William Russell Battin and Hannah (McBroom) Battin. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Montana state house of representatives, 1959-60; U.S. Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1961-69; U.S. District Judge for Montana, 1969-90; took senior status 1990. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Delta Theta Phi; Elks; Eagles; Moose. Died, of cancer, in Billings, Yellowstone County, Mont., September 27, 1996 (age 71 years, 227 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Married, August 9, 1947, to Barbara F. Choate.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile
  Harold R. Fatzer (b. 1910) — of Kinsley, Edwards County, Kan. Born in Fellsburg, Edwards County, Kan., August 3, 1910. Son of John R. Fatzer and Rella (Shannon) Fatzer. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Kansas state attorney general, 1949-56; appointed 1949; resigned 1956; justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1956. Protestant. Member, Delta Theta Phi; Kappa Sigma; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Freemasons; Jesters; Shriners; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Amvets; Disabled American Veterans. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1936 to Frances Josephine Schwaup.
  Jay S. Parker (1895-1969) — of Hill City, Graham County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Morland, Graham County, Kan., July 1, 1895. Son of Ivan B. Parker and Mary L. (Findley) Parker. Republican. Lawyer; Graham County Attorney, 1920-22, 1924-35; Kansas state attorney general, 1939-43; justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1943-. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi; Delta Upsilon; Elks; Odd Fellows; Rotary; Kiwanis. Died in April, 1969 (age 73 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 15, 1915, to Virginia Grace Shafer.

 

 


 
   
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