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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in Kansas


  Cloyed Harrison Bailey (1888-1960) — also known as Cloyed H. Bailey — of Hutchinson, Reno County, Kan. Born in Aurora, Hamilton County, Neb., July 7, 1888. Republican. Real estate loan business; secretary of Kansas Republican Party, 1937. Died December 7, 1960 (age 72 years, 153 days). Interment at Hutchinson Eastside Cemetery, Hutchinson, Kan.
  Relatives: Married, May 23, 1910, to Edna Augusta Meisenheimer (1888-1967).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Duane D. Gay (b. 1932) — of Columbus, Platte County, Neb. Born in Clifton, Washington County, Kan., January 24, 1932. Republican. Real estate broker; member of Nebraska railway commission 3rd District, 1971-. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons. Still living as of 1971.
  James Oliver Laing (b. 1874) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., April 19, 1874. Lawyer; real estate business; U.S. Consul in Malta, 1910-14; Karachi, 1914-16; Batavia, 1916-17. Burial location unknown.
  James E. Porter (1857-1946) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Cass County, Mo., August 23, 1857. Democrat. Insurance and real estate business; mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1910-13. Member, Freemasons. Died April 26, 1946 (age 88 years, 246 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
  Robert Lewis Rodgers (1875-1960) — also known as Robert L. Rodgers — of Erie, Erie County, Pa. Born in El Dorado, Butler County, Kan., June 2, 1875. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; insurance and real estate business; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1939-47 (29th District 1939-45, 28th District 1945-47). Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in 1960 (age about 85 years). Interment at Rocky Glen Cemetery, Adamsville, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, March 20, 1908, to Madge E. Cathcart.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  James Charles Slattery (b. 1948) — also known as Jim Slattery — of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan. Born in Good Intent, Atchison County, Kan., August 4, 1948. Democrat. Member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1973-79; real estate business; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1983-95; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1994. Catholic. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Harry James Stockman (b. 1919) — of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Calif. Born in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., May 15, 1919. Son of Harry Joseph Stockman and Mary Ellen (Lewis) Stockman. Republican. Oil company engineer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; hotel operator; real estate developer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 1963.
  Relatives: Married, January 15, 1943, to Betty Bill Romigh.
  Joseph E. Vogler (1913-1993) — also known as Joe Vogler — of Alaska. Born in Barnes, Washington County, Kan., April 24, 1913. Lawyer; gold miner; real estate developer; candidate for Governor of Alaska, 1974 (Alaskan Independence), 1982, 1986 (Alaskan Independence). Died in 1993 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  Nestor Weigand (born c.1939) — of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan. Born about 1939. Republican. Real estate business; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 2004. Still living as of 2004.

 

 


 
   
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