Payne Ratner

Infobox Governor
name= Payne Ratner


caption=
order=28^th
office= Governor of Kansas
term_start= January 9, 1939
term_end= January 11, 1943
lieutenant= Carl E. Friend
predecessor= Walter A. Huxman
successor= Andrew F. Schoeppel
birth_date= October 3, 1896
birth_place= Casey, Illinois
death_date= December 27, 1974
death_place= Wichita, Kansas
spouse= Cliffe Dodd
profession= attorney, politician
party= Republican
religion= Disciples of Christ
footnotes=

Payne Harry Ratner (October 3, 1896–December 27, 1974) was the twenty-eighth Governor of Kansas from 1939 to 1943. Born in Casey, Illinois, he served in World War I as an ensign in the U.S. Navy. Following the war, he earned a law degree at Washington University in St. Louis in 1920. He entered politics as a Republican in 1929, serving twice in the Kansas State Senate, then being elected for two terms as Governor. He died in 1974 in Wichita, Kansas. Payne Ratner had three children, Jurie, Tino, and Darb.

References

* [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=926d224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD] National Governors Association website
* [http://www.parsonschamber.org/famous_folks.htm] Famous Folks of Parsons, Kansas
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6635568 Find-A-Grave profile for Payne Ratner]