- Frank L. Hagaman
Infobox Governor
name= Frank Leslie Hagaman
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order=31st
office= Governor of Kansas
term_start=November 28 ,1950
term_end=January 8 ,1951
lieutenant= none
predecessor=Frank Carlson
successor=Edward F. Arn
birth_date=June 1 ,1894
birth_place=Bushnell, Illinois
death_date=June 23 ,1966
death_place=Kansas City, Kansas
spouse= Elisabeth Blair Sutton
profession= attorney
party= Republican
religion=Episcopal
footnotes=Frank Leslie Hagaman (
June 1 ,1894 -June 23 ,1966 ) was an Americanlawyer andpolitician . He served asLieutenant Governor and later as thirty-firstGovernor of Kansas .Early life
Frank Leslie Hagaman was born in
Bushnell, Illinois to Frank and Hattie Hagaman. The family moved first toKansas City, Missouri , and later toRosedale, Kansas . After graduating from high school, Hagaman worked as a shipping clerk and would later graduate from theUniversity of Kansas .Adult life
Hagaman served in the 117th Kansas Ammunition Traina during
World War I and received aPurple Heart with a special citation.In 1920 he married Elizabeth Sutton of
Russell, Kansas . In 1921, he went on to receive an education in law at theGeorge Washington University Law School , inWashington, D.C. He then returned to Kansas to establish his law practice in Wyandotte County, where he worked as the Assistant County Assessor.Political Life
Hagaman was elected to be the Johnson County representative to the state legislature, first in 1939, and was re-elected two more times. In 1948 he was elected Lieutenant Governor under Governor
Frank Carlson .Hagaman entered the Governor's Office when Governor Frank Carlson replaced Senator
Harry Darby in theUnited States Senate . His term in office lasted only forty-one days until he was replaced byEdward Arn .:"Hagaman's tenure as governor of Kansas was what one might call a caretaker administration. During his time in office, a time when the legislature was not in session, Hagaman concentrated almost exclusively on the budget. In an unprecidented move, Governor Hagaman invited Governor-elect Edward Arn to budget hearings. Arn was the man to whom Hagaman lost the party nomination, during the primary election." [http://www.kshs.org/research/collections/documents/govtrecords/governors/hagaman.htm]
Post-Political Life
After losing the bid for Republican Party nomination as governor, Hagaman returned to his law practice in
Fairway, Kansas . His legal practice allowed him to argue cases in courts inKansas ,Missouri and theUnited States Supreme Court .Hagaman died in a hospital in Kansas City on June 23, 1966 and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery in
Denver, Colorado . [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html]References
*Kansas Office of the Lieutenant Governor [http://www.governor.ks.gov/LtGov/history_facts.htm]
*Kansas State Historical Society [http://www.kshs.org/research/collections/documents/govtrecords/governors/hagaman.htm]
*National Governor's Association [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=da6d224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD]
*Political Graveyard, The [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hackley-hagenbarth.html]
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