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Episcopalian Politicians in Kansas
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  Clarence V. Beck (1896-1984) — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan. Born in Smolan, Saline County, Kan., March 2, 1896. Son of John V. Beck and Hilda (Carlson) Beck. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Lyon County Attorney, 1931-35; Kansas state attorney general, 1935-39. Episcopalian. Member, Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Freemasons; Lions. Died in 1984 (age about 88 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John V. Beck and Hilda (Carlson) Beck; married 1919 to Frederica Dennis; married 1937 to Judy Lee Odell.
  Orsemus Hills Bentley (1855-1927) — also known as O. H. Bentley — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born December 19, 1855. Lawyer; rancher; railroad promoter; historian; mayor of Wichita, Kan., 1915-16. Episcopalian. Died January 22, 1927 (age 71 years, 34 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Darby (1895-1987) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., January 23, 1895. Son of Harry Darby and Florence Isabelle (Smith) Darby. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer; shipbuilder; member of Republican National Committee from Kansas, 1940-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1949-50. Episcopalian. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Military Order of the World Wars; Navy League; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Rotary; Phi Delta Theta. Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan., January 17, 1987 (age 91 years, 359 days). Interment at Highland Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, December 17, 1917, to Edith Marie Cubbison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Robert Fred Ellsworth (b. 1926) — also known as Robert F. Ellsworth — of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan. Born in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan., June 11, 1926. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1961-67 (2nd District 1961-63, 3rd District 1963-67). Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Optimist Club. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
  Jabez Oscar Emerson (1875-1968) — also known as Jabez O. Emerson — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan.; Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Lyon County, Kan., February 2, 1875. Son of Joseph Jay Emerson and Mary Elizabeth (Norman) Emerson. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1911-13; mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1926-27; appointed 1926; defeated, 1927. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died October 6, 1968 (age 93 years, 247 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, January 1, 1902, to Carrie Elizabeth Doak.
  Robert Benjamin Fegan (b. 1877) — also known as R. B. Fegan — of Junction City, Geary County, Kan. Born in New York, May 15, 1877. Son of John Wesler Fagan and Eliza (Weeks) Fagan. Republican. Telephone company manager; rancher; Kansas Highway Commissioner, 1929; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Jesters; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1910 to Marion Lewis.
  Benjamin Joseph Franklin (1839-1898) — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Born near Maysville, Mason County, Ky., 1839. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of Kansas state senate, 1861; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-75; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1875-79; U.S. Consul in Hankow, 1885-90; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1896-97. Episcopalian. Died of heart disease, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., May 18, 1898 (age about 58 years). Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Phoenix, Ariz.
  Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
  Relatives: Father of Alfred Franklin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frank Leslie Hagaman (1894-1966) — also known as Frank L. Hagaman — of Fairway, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Bushnell, McDonough County, Ill., June 1, 1894. Republican. Member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1935; Speaker of the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1945-46; member of Kansas state senate, 1945; Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1947-50; Governor of Kansas, 1950-51. Episcopalian. Died in a hospital at Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., June 23, 1966 (age 72 years, 22 days). Interment at Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
  Relatives: Married to Elizabeth Blair Sutton.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Mills Houston (1890-1975) — also known as John M. Houston — of Newton, Harvey County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan.; Washington, D.C. Born near Formoso, Jewell County, Kan., September 15, 1890. Son of Samuel J. Houston and Dora (Nieves) Houston. Democrat. Actor; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumber dealer; mayor of Newton, Kan., 1927-31; U.S. Representative from Kansas 5th District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942; member, National Labor Relations Board, 1943-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Laguna Beach, Orange County, Calif., April 29, 1975 (age 84 years, 226 days). Interment at Melrose Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, Calif.
  Relatives: Married, May 28, 1920, to Charlotte Stellhorn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Lemuel Kagey (1876-1941) — also known as Charles L. Kagey — of Hays City, Logan County, Kan.; Beloit, Mitchell County, Kan. Born in New Market, Shenandoah County, Va., December 22, 1876. Son of John H. Kagey and Emma F. (Fultz) Kagey. Republican. Lawyer; Logan County Attorney, 1899-1900; U.S. Minister to Finland, 1921-25. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in 1941 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, March 4, 1901, to Phebe M. Wanzer.
  Nancy Landon Kassebaum (b. 1932) — also known as Nancy Josephine Landon; Nancy Kassebaum Baker — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., July 29, 1932. Daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon and Theo Landon. Republican. U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1978-97; appointed 1978. Female. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Daughter of Alfred Mossman Landon and Theo Landon; married, June 8, 1955, to John Philip Kassebaum; married, December 7, 1996, to Howard Henry Baker, Jr.. See Baker-Landon-Dirksen-Kassebaum family of Tennessee.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Robert H. McWilliams (b. 1916) — of Colorado. Born in Salina, Saline County, Kan., April 27, 1916. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; municipal judge in Colorado, 1949-52; district judge in Colorado, 1952-60; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1961-70. Episcopalian. Member, Rotary; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; American Legion; American Bar Association. Still living as of 1970.
  Chester Louis Mize, Jr. (1917-1994) — also known as Chester L. Mize — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Atchison, Atchison County, Kan., December 25, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1965-71. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau; Elks. Died January 11, 1994 (age 76 years, 17 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Atchison, Kan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dixie Newton Sansom (b. 1948) — also known as Dixie Sansom; Dixie Ann Newton — of Florida. Born in a hospital at Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., December 6, 1948. Republican. Newspaper reporter; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1984-92; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1988; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Florida, 1992. Female. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2010.
  Relatives: Cousin of Ray Sansom.
  Edgar Backus Schermerhorn (1851-1923) — also known as Edgar B. Schermerhorn — of Galena, Cherokee County, Kan. Born in Channahon, Will County, Ill., November 19, 1851. Founder, city of Galena; organizer, Citizens Bank of Galena; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1903-05; Chairman, Kansas Board of Control, 1905-11. Episcopalian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Schermerhorn Park (land he donated) is named for him. Died, of heart failure, in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., February 1, 1923 (age 71 years, 74 days). Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Joplin, Mo.
  Frederick Andrew Seaton (1909-1974) — of Manhattan, Riley County, Kan.; Hastings, Adams County, Neb. Born in Washington, D.C., December 11, 1909. Son of Fay Noble Seaton and Dorothea Elizabeth (Schmidt) Seaton. Republican. Radio announcer; sports reporter; editor, manager, and publisher of newspapers; vice-chair of Kansas Republican Party, 1934-37; campaign secretary for Gov. Alfred M. Landon, 1936; member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1945-49; U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1951-52; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1956-61; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1962. Methodist or Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary; Navy League; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta Theta Pi; Pi Kappa Delta. Recipient, Medal of Freedom. Died in St. Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., January 16, 1974 (age 64 years, 36 days). Interment at Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Neb.
  Relatives: Married, January 23, 1931, to Gladys Hope Dowd.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Morris Sawyer Tremaine (1871-1941) — also known as Morris S. Tremaine — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kan., February 27, 1871. Son of Dr. William Scott Tremaine. Democrat. Lumber business; insurance executive; New York state comptroller, 1927-41; died in office 1941; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938. Episcopalian. Died October 12, 1941 (age 70 years, 227 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1898 to Maude Middledith.

 

 


 
   
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