Kansas Insurance Commissioners
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- Alphabetical listing of insurance commissioners and superintendents
- Chronological listing of insurance commissioners and superintendents
The office was known as the Superintendent of Insurance until 1927, when the title changed to Commissioner of Insurance.
| Name | Term of Office |
|---|---|
Kansas State Superintendents of Insurance |
|
| William C. Webb | 1871 - 1873 |
| Edward Russell | 1873 - 1874 |
| Harrison Clarkson | 1874 - 1875 |
| Orrin T. Welch | 1875 - 1883 |
| Richard B. Morris | 1883 - 1887 |
| Daniel W. Wilder | 1887 - 1891 |
| W. H. McBride | 1891 - 1893 |
| S. H. Snider | 1893 - 1895 |
| George T. Anthony | 1895 - 1896 |
| Alexander P. Riddle | 1896 - 1897 |
| Webb McNall | 1897 - 1899 |
| Willard V. Church | 1899 - 1903 |
| Charles H. Luling | 1903 - 1907 |
| Charles W. Barnes | 1907 - 1911 |
| Isaac S. Lewis | 1911 - 1915 |
| Carey J. Wilson | 1915 - 1919 |
| Frank L. Travis | 1919 - 1923 |
| William R. Baker | 1923 - June 1927 |
Kansas State Commissioners of Insurance |
|
| William R. Baker | June 1927 - 14 Jan 1929 |
| Charles F. Hobbs | 14 Jan 1929 - 13 Jan 1947 |
| Frank Sullivan | 13 Jan 1947 - 11 Jan 1971 |
| Fletcher (William Fletcher) Bell | 11 Jan 1971 - 14 Jan 1991 |
| Ronald L. Todd | 14 Jan 1991 - 9 Jan 1995 |
| Kathleen Sebelius | 9 Jan 1995 - 13 Jan 2003 |
| Sandy Praeger | 13 Jan 2003 - |
Alphabetical listing of Kansas State Superintendents & Commissioners of Insurance
George T. Anthony
Supt. of Insurance 1895 - 1896
Republican from Ottawa
William R. Baker
Supt. of Insurance 1923 - June 1927
Commissioner of Insurance June 1927 - 14 Jan 1929
Republican from Topeka
Charles W. Barnes
Supt. of Insurance 1907 - 1911
Republican from Osage City
Fletcher (William Fletcher) Bell
Died 20 Feb 2000 in Rogers, Ark.
Commissioner of Insurance 11 Jan 1971 - 14 Jan 1991
Republican from Lawrence
Willard V. Church
Supt. of Insurance 1899 - 1903
Republican from Marion
Harrison Clarkson
Supt. of Insurance 1874 - 1875
From Topeka
Charles F. Hobbs
Commissioner of Insurance 14 Jan 1929 - 13 Jan 1947
Republican from Baldwin
Isaac S. Lewis
Supt. of Insurance 1911 - 1915
Republican from St. John
Charles H. Luling
Supt. of Insurance 1903 - 1907
Republican from Wichita
W. H. McBride
Supt. of Insurance 1891 - 1893
Republican from Osborne
Webb McNall
Supt. of Insurance 1897 - 1899
Populist from Gaylord
Richard B. Morris
Supt. of Insurance 1883 - 1887
Democrat from Atchison
Sandy Praeger
Born 21 Oct 1944, Fayetteville, N.C.
Commissioner of Insurance 13 Jan 2003 -
Republican state senator from Lawrence
Alexander P. Riddle
Supt. of Insurance 1896 - 1897
Republican from Minneapolis
Edward Russell
Supt. of Insurance 1873 - 1874
Republican
Kathleen Sebelius
Commissioner of Insurance 9 Jan 1995 - 13 Jan 2003
Democrat from Topeka
S. H. Snider
Supt. of Insurance 1893 - 1895
From Kingman
Frank Sullivan
Commissioner of Insurance 13 Jan 1947 - 11 Jan 1971
Republican from Lawrence
Ronald L. Todd
Commissioner of Insurance 14 Jan 1991 - 9 Jan 1995
Republican from Lawrence
Frank L. Travis
Supt. of Insurance 1919 - 1923
Republican from Iola
William C. Webb
Supt. of Insurance 1871 - 1873
Republican from Fort Scott
Orrin T. Welch
Supt. of Insurance 1875 - 1883
Republican from Topeka
Daniel W. Wilder
Supt. of Insurance 1887 - 1891
Republican from Hiawatha
Carey J. Wilson
Supt. of Insurance 1915 - 1919
Republican from Topeka




