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Politician members in Kansas


  Paul L. Aylward (1908-1996) — of Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, Kan. Born in Stonington, Christian County, Ill., March 1, 1908. Son of Dennis E. Aylward and Via (Holben) Aylward. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1960, 1972; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1962. Catholic. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died March 21, 1996 (age 88 years, 20 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 26, 1929, to Karma Ellen Golden.
  Francis Marion Bistline (1896-1969) — also known as Francis M. Bistline; F. M. Bistline — of Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. Born in Ransom, Ness County, Kan., March 25, 1896. Son of John M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of the Idaho State House of Representatives, 1941-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940, 1944; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1944-48. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Elks; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta. While defending a client in a murder case, he suddenly collapsed and died from a heart attack, in the courtroom at the Bingham County Courthouse, Blackfoot, Bingham County, Idaho, January 20, 1969 (age 72 years, 301 days). Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Francis Marion
  Relatives: Nephew of Joseph Bistline; son of John M. Bistline and Martha (Shellenberger) Bistline; married, August 16, 1921, to Anne Glindemann (1897-1991); father of Beverly Barbara Bistline. See Bistline family of Idaho.
  Albert McDonald Cole (1901-1994) — also known as Albert M. Cole — of Holton, Jackson County, Kan. Born in Moberly, Randolph County, Mo., October 13, 1901. Son of Walter I. Cole and Mary B. (McDonald) Cole. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state senate; U.S. Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1945-53. Member, Kappa Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Rotary. Died in Washington, D.C., June 5, 1994 (age 92 years, 235 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, November 11, 1927, to Emily Corbin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Smith Culbertson (1884-1966) — also known as William S. Culbertson — of Kansas; Charmian, Franklin County, Pa. Born in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pa., August 5, 1884. Son of George Culbertson and Jennie (Smith) Culbertson. Republican. Lawyer; economist; university professor; member, U.S. Tariff Commission, 1921-25; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1925-28; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1928-33. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; American Society for International Law; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta; Delta Phi Epsilon; American Economic Association. Died in 1966 (age about 81 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 28, 1911, to Mary J. Hunter.
  John Daniel Miller Hamilton (b. 1892) — also known as J. D. M. Hamilton — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa, March 2, 1892. Son of John Daniel Miller Hamilton and Mary (Rice) Hamilton. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1925-28; Speaker of the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1927-28; Kansas Republican state chair, 1930-32; member of Republican National Committee from Kansas, 1932-36. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 28, 1915, to Laura Hall.
  William Dennis Jochems (b. 1886) — also known as William D. Jochems — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., April 20, 1886. Son of Theodore Jochems and Julia (Halling) Jochems. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1930; appointed 1930. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Jochems and Julia (Halling) Jochems; married, November 7, 1911, to Helen Roetzel (died 1922); married, January 28, 1925, to Alicia C. Healy.
  William Purnell Lambertson (1880-1957) — also known as William P. Lambertson — of Fairview, Brown County, Kan. Born in Fairview, Brown County, Kan., March 23, 1880. Son of William Franklin Lambertson and Ida (Brown) Lambertson. Republican. Farmer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1909; Speaker of the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1919-20; member of Kansas state senate, 1913-15; U.S. Representative from Kansas 1st District, 1929-45. Baptist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha Tau Omega; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; American Legion. Died October 26, 1957 (age 77 years, 217 days). Interment at Sabetha Cemetery, Sabetha, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, November 26, 1908, to Floy L. Thompson.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Andrew Frank Schoeppel (1894-1962) — also known as Andrew F. Schoeppel — of Ness City, Ness County, Kan.; Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born near Claflin, Barton County, Kan., November 23, 1894. Son of George J. Schoeppel and Anna (Phillip) Schoeppel. Republican. Athletic coach; lawyer; Governor of Kansas, 1943-47; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1949-62; died in office 1962; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu; Phi Alpha Delta; Rotary; Lions; Freemasons; Shriners. Died of abdominal cancer, at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., January 21, 1962 (age 67 years, 59 days). Interment at Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, June 2, 1924, to Marie Thomsen.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edward Ray Sloan (1883-1964) — also known as Edward R. Sloan — of Sheridan County, Kan.; Holton, Jackson County, Kan.; Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Seward County, Neb., March 12, 1883. Son of George W. Sloan (1850-1916) and Hannah J. (McCullough) Sloan (1856-1935). Democrat. Lawyer; Sheridan County Attorney, 1905-10; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1923-29; justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1931-33; appointed 1931. Methodist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Optimist Club. Died in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., January 29, 1964 (age 80 years, 323 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, January 24, 1906, to Julia Luella Wright (1886-1971).

 

 


 
   
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