Andrew Frank Schoeppel
Politician. Republican. Born: November 23, 1894, Barton County, near Claflin; Died: January 21, 1962, Bethesda, Maryland; Buried Old Mission Cemetery, Wichita. Served in U.S. Senate: January 3, 1949, to January 21, 1962.
Schoeppel attended the University of Kansas from 1916-1918. He enlisted in the Naval Air Service during World War I. Upon the end of the war he enrolled in the University of Nebraska Law School. Although a native of Barton County, Schoeppel spent much of his youth in Ness City where he started a law practice in 1923.
Schoeppel began his political areer as county attorney of Ness County and was also mayor of Ness City. He was governor of Kansas from 1943-1947. At the age of 54, he was chosen to complete Senator Arthur Capper term in 1948. Twice reelected, Senator Schoeppel died in office on January 21, 1962.
Entry: Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
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