- Fred Hall
Infobox Governor
name= Fred Hall
caption=
order=33rd
office= Governor of Kansas
term_start=January 10 ,1955
term_end=January 3 ,1957
lieutenant=John McCuish
predecessor=Edward F. Arn
successor=John McCuish
birth_date=July 24 ,1916
birth_place=Dodge City, Kansas
death_date= death date and age|1970|03|18|1916|07|24
death_place=Shawnee, Kansas
spouse= Leadell Schneider
profession= attorney, judge, politician
party= Republican
religion=Methodist
footnotes=Frederick "Fred" Lee Hall (
July 24 1916 -March 18 1970 ) was a Republicanlawyer andpolitician who served asLieutenant Governor ofKansas , 1951-55 and thirty-thirdGovernor of Kansas , 1955-57. He resigned to become a justice ofKansas Supreme Court in 1957 after being defeated in the primary for re-election to office, in what is known as the "triple-play of 1956."The "triple play of 1956" occurred when Warren Shaw defeated Hall in the Republican primary to select the next Kansas Governor and Shaw lost the subsequent Gubenatorial general election to Democrat
George Docking . Sitting Chief Justice Bill Smithndash a strong supporter of Hallndash was seriously ill and contemplating a retirement from his position as Chief Justice. Smith was concerned that if he retired after Docking took office in January 1957, Docking would appoint a Democrat as Chief Justice. Smith, Hall, and Lieutenant GovernorJohn McCuish devised a plan to prevent this from happening. Chief Justice Smith resigned on December 31, 1956. Smith's resignation was quickly followed by Goveror Hall's resignation on January 3, 1957. As a result of Hall's resignation, Lieutenant Governor McCuish was sworn in as Kansas Governor. The first and only official act of McCuish's 11-day tenure as governor was to appoint Hall as chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.He was a member of the
Methodist Church and a graduate of theUniversity of Southern California where he was a member ofPhi Kappa Tau Fraternity. He was elected to a term on the Phi Kappa Tau National Council in 1956. Hall is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Kansas.External links
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