Kansas Senators (U. S. Congress)

• Alphabetical listing of senators

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Alphabetical listing of United States Senators from Kansas

Henry Justin Allen
Born 11 Sept 1868, Pittsfield, Pa.; died 17 Jan 1950, Wichita, Kan.
Appointed 1 Apr 1929 vice Curtis; began service 15 Apr
Term of Office 1 Apr 1929 - 30 Nov 1930
Republican from Wichita
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers available at KSHS

Lucien Baker
Born 8 June 1846 near Cleveland, Ohio; died 22 June 1907, Leavenworth, Kan.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1895 - 3 Mar 1901
Republican from Leavenworth

Alfred Washburn Benson
Born 15 July 1843, Poland, N.Y.; died 1 Jan 1916 in Topeka, Kan.
Appointed 11 June 1906 viceBurton; served from 14 June
Term of Office 11 June 1906 - 29 Jan 1907
Republican from Emporia
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Joseph Little Bristow
Born 22 July 1861 near Hazel Green, Wolf County, Ky.; died 14 July 1944, Fairfax, Va.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1909 - 3 Mar 1915
Republican from Salina
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS
finding aid

Sam Dale Brownback
Born 12 Sept 1956 in Garnett, Kan.
Term of Office 27 Nov 1996 -
Republican from Topeka

Joseph Ralph Burton
Born 16 Nov 1852 near Mitchell, Ind.; died 27 Feb 1923, Los Angeles, Calif.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1901 - 4 June 1906 (resigned)
Republican from Abilene

Alexander Caldwell
Born 1 Mar 1830 at Drakes Ferry, Pa.; died 19 May 1917, Kansas City, Mo.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1871 - 24 Mar 1873
Republican from Leavenworth
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Arthur Capper
Born 14 July 1865, Garnett, Kan., and died 19 Dec 1951, Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1919 - 3 Jan 1949
Republican from Topeka
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS
finding aid

Frank Carlson
Born 23 Jan 1893 in Concordia, Kan.; died there 30 May 1987
Elected 7 Nov 1950 vice Reed
Term of Office 29 Nov 1950 - 3 Jan 1969
Republican from Concordia
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS
finding aid for 1946 campaign papers

Robert Crozier
Born 13 Oct 1827, Cadiz, Ohio; died 2 Oct 1895 in Leavenworth, Kan.
Appointed 22 Nov 1873 vice Caldwell; served from 1 Dec 1873
Term of Office 22 Nov 1873 - 2 Feb 1874
Republican from Leavenworth
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Charles Curtis
Born 25 Jan 1860 in Topeka, Kan.; died 8 Feb 1936 in Washington, D.C.
Elected 23 Jan 1907 vice Burton and served from 29 Jan
Resigned 3 Mar 1929 to become vice-president
Term of Office 29 Jan 1907 - 3 Mar 1913 and again 4 Mar 1915 - 3 Mar 1929
Republican from Topeka

Harry Darby
Born 23 Jan 1895 in Kansas City, Kan. and died there 17 Jan 1987
Appointed 2 Dec 1949; took oath of office 3 Jan 1950
Term of Office 2 Dec 1949 - 28 Nov 1950
Republican from Kansas City
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Robert Joseph (Bob) Dole
Born 22 July 1923 in Russell, Kan.
Term of Office 3 Jan 1969 - 11 June 1996
Republican from Russell

Sheila Sloan Frahm
Born 22 Mar 1945, Colby, Kan.
Term of Office 11 June 1996 - 27 Nov 1996
Republican from Colby

William Alexander Harris
Born 29 Oct 1841 near Luray, Va.; died 20 Dec 1909 in Chicago, Ill.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1897 - 3 Mar 1903
Populist from Linwood
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

James Madison Harvey
Born 21 Sept 1833 near Salt Sulphur Springs, Va. [now W.Va.]; died 15 Apr 1894 near Junction City, Kan.
Elected 2 Feb 1874 vice Caldwell; served from 12 Feb 1874
Term of Office 2 Feb 1874 - 3 Mar 1877
Republican from Vinton
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS
finding aid

John James Ingalls
Born 29 Dec 1833 in Middleton, Mass.; died 16 Aug 1900, East Las Vegas, N.Mex.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1873 - 3 Mar 1891
Republican from Atchison
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS
finding aid

Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Born 29 July 1932 in Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office 23 Dec 1978 - 7 Jan 1997
Republican from Wichita
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

James Henry Lane
Born 22 June 1814, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; died 11 July 1866 near Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.
Elected 4 Apr 1861; his first term expired 3 Mar 1865, as determined by lot
Term of Office 4 Apr 1861 - 11 July 1866
Republican from Lawrence
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Chester Isaiah Long
Born 12 Oct 1860 in Greenwood Township, Perry County, Pa.; died 1 July 1934, Washington, D.C.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1903 - 3 Mar 1909
Republican from Medicine Lodge
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS
finding aid

John A. Martin
Born 12 Nov 1833 near Hartsville, Tenn.; died 3 Sept 1913, Topeka, Kan.
Elected 25 Jan 1893 vice Plumb; served from 4 Mar 1893
Term of Office 4 Mar 1893 - 3 Mar 1895
Republican from Topeka
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

George S. McGill
Born 12 Feb 1879 near Russell, Iowa; died 14 May 1963, Wichita, Kan.
Elected 4 Nov 1930 viceCurtis; served from 1 Dec 1930
Term of Office 1 Dec 1930 - 3 Jan 1939
Democrat from Wichita
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Jerry Moran
Born 29 May 1954 in Great Bend, Kan.
Term of Office 5 Jan 2011 -
Republican from Hays

James Blackwood Pearson
Born 7 May 1920 in Nashville, Tenn.; died Jan. 13, 2009, Gloucester, Mass.
Appointed 31 Jan 1962 vice Schoeppel
Term of Office 31 Jan 1962 - 23 Dec 1978
Republican from Prairie Village

William Alfred Peffer
Born 10 Sept 1831 in Cumberland County, Pa.; died 6 Oct 1912 in Grenola, Kan.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1891 - 3 Mar 1897
Populist from Topeka
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Bishop Walden Perkins
Born 18 Oct 1841 in Rochester, Ohio; died 20 June 1894, Washington, D.C.
Appointed 1 Jan 1892 vice Plumb; served from 5 Jan 1892
Term of Office 1 Jan 1892 - 3 Mar 1893
Republican from Oswego
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Preston Bierce Plumb
Born 12 Oct 1837 in Delaware County, Ohio; died 20 Dec 1891 in Washington, D.C.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1877 - 20 Dec 1891
Republican from Emporia
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Samuel Clarke Pomeroy
Born 3 Jan 1816 in Southampton, Mass.; died 27 Aug 1891 in Whitinsville, Mass.
Elected 4 July 1861 and began serving 4 July 1861; first term expired 3 Mar 1867 as determined by lot
Term of Office 4 Apr 1861 - 3 Mar 1873
Republican from Atchison
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Clyde Martin Reed
Born 19 Oct 1871 near Champaign, Ill.; died 8 Nov 1949 in Parsons, Kan.
Term of Office 3 Jan 1939 - 8 Nov 1949
Republican from Parsons
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts
Born 20 Apr 1936, Topeka, Kan.
Term of Office 7 Jan 1997 -
Republican from Dodge City

Edmund Gibson Ross
Born 7 Dec 1826, Ashland, Ohio; died 8 May 1907, Albuquerque, N.Mex.
Appointed 19 July 1866 vice Lane; began service 25 July 1866
Term of Office 19 July 1866 - 3 Mar 1871
Republican from Lawrence
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS
finding aid

Andrew Frank Schoeppel
Born 23 Nov 1894 in Barton County, Kan.; died 21 Jan 1962 in Bethesda, Md.
Term of Office 3 Jan 1949 - 21 Jan 1962
Republican from Wichita
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

William Howard Thompson
Born 14 Oct 1871, Crawfordsville, Ind.; died 9 Feb 1928, Washington, D.C.
Term of Office 4 Mar 1913 - 3 Mar 1919
Republican from Garden City
Senatorial and/or Personal Papers avaliable at KSHS

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