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John Anderson, Jr.,
This colored portrait shows John Anderson, Jr., a lawyer and politician from Olathe, Kansas. He begins his political career in 1946 when he is elected as a Republican for county attorney of Johnson County. In 1952 Anderson is elected to the Kansas Senate representing District Sixth of Johnson County. A position he serves from 1953 to 1956 before his appointment as Attorney General of Kansas. He serves from 1956 to 1961 and wins the elections of 1956 and 1958. In the November general election of 1960, Anderson defeats Democratic incumbent George Docking to become the thirty-sixth governor of Kansas serving from 1961 to 1965. He is also the first governor to occupy Cedar Crest, which became the official home of the Kansas Governor.
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This formal portrait shows John Anderson, Jr., a lawyer and politician from Olathe, Kansas. He begins his political career in 1946 when he is elected as a Republican for county attorney of Johnson County. In 1952 Anderson is elected to the Kansas Senate representing District Sixth of Johnson County. A position he serves from 1953 to 1956 before his appointment as Attorney General of Kansas. He serves from 1956 to 1961 and wins the elections of 1956 and 1958. In the November general election of 1960, Anderson defeats Democratic incumbent George Docking to become the thirty-sixth governor of Kansas serving from 1961 to 1965. He is also the first governor to occupy Cedar Crest, which became the official home of the Kansas Governor.
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This is a portrait of Governor John Anderson Jr. inscribed to "Monte Canfield with personal regards", dated May 22, 1961. Anderson served in the Kansas Senate from 1953 to 1956, was Attorney General of Kansas from 1956 to 1961, and was the thirty-sixth Governor of Kansas from 1961 to 1965. Anderson was the first governor to occupy Cedar Crest, which became the official residents of Kansas Governors.
previewJohn Anderson, Jr.
This formal portrait shows John Anderson, Jr., a lawyer and politician from Olathe, Kansas. He begins his political career in 1946 when he is elected as a Republican for county attorney of Johnson County. In 1952 Anderson is elected to the Kansas Senate representing District Sixth of Johnson County. A position he serves from 1953 to 1956 before his appointment as Attorney General of Kansas. He serves from 1956 to 1961 and wins the elections of 1956 and 1958. In the November general election of 1960, Anderson defeats Democratic incumbent George Docking to become the thirty-sixth governor of Kansas serving from 1961 to 1965. He is also the first governor to occupy Cedar Crest, which became the official home of the Kansas Governor.
previewGovernor John Anderson Jr. in Governors' Office
This is a photograph of Governor John Anderson Jr., the thirty-sixth governor of Kansas, surrounded by a group of people holding a U. S. centennial flag in the Governors' Office at the State Capital.
previewGlee S. Smith, Jr.
This is a photograph of Glee S. Smith, Jr. who lived and practiced law in Larned, Kansas, and later Lawrence, Kansas. He was born in Rozel, Kansas, on April 29, 1921. Smith obtained his bachelors and law degrees from the University of Kansas and was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He served as a First Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Smith served twelve years on the Larned Board of Education and four years as county attorney. He also served as a member on many philanthropic and business corporate boards, including two life insurance companies and bank boards in other cities. He served 16 years in the Kansas State Senate with eight years as President of the Senate. Later, he served on the Kansas Board of Regents. In 1975, he was appointed by President Ford to the Board of the National Legal Services Corporation. Smith served ten years as a member of the Board of Governors of the Kansas Bar Association and ten years as one of three Kansas delegates to the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association.
previewVern Miller getting on a motorcycle in Wichita, Kansas
This is a photograph showing Vern Miller getting on a motorcycle in Wichita, Kansas. Miller served as Attorney General for Kansas from January 1971 to January 1975.
previewJohn Anderson, Jr.
This formal portrait shows John Anderson, Jr., a lawyer and politician from Olathe, Kansas. He began his political career in 1946 when he was elected as county attorney of Johnson County on the Republican ticket. In 1952 Anderson was elected to the Kansas Senate representing District Six of Johnson County. A position he served from 1953 to 1956 before his appointment as Attorney General of Kansas. He served from 1956 to 1961 and won the elections of 1956 and 1958. In the November general election of 1960, Anderson defeated Democratic incumbent George Docking to become the thirty-sixth Governor of Kansas serving from 1961 to 1965. He was also the first Governor to occupy Cedar Crest, which became the official home of the Kansas Governor.
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This photograph shows Kansas Governor John Anderson, Jr., receiving a Kansas Centennial Model "G" Colt during ceremonies at the Santa Fe Trail Caravan in Council Grove, Kansas. The men to the right have been identified as Charles Kidwell, a representative of the Colt Arms Company and H.W. Brawley, Deputy U.S. Postmaster General from Washington, D.C.
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