- Lorenzo D. Lewelling
Infobox Governor
name= Lorenzo D. Lewelling
caption=
order=12th
office= Governor of Kansas
term_start=January 9 ,1893
term_end=January 14 ,1895
lieutenant=Percy Daniels
predecessor=Lyman U. Humphrey
successor=Edmund N. Morrill
birth_date=December 21 ,1846
birth_place=Salem, Iowa
death_date=September 3 ,1900
death_place=Arkansas City, Kansas
spouse= Angeline M. Cook, Ida Bishop
profession= soldier, teacher
party= Populist
religion=Quaker
footnotes=Lorenzo Dow Lewelling (
December 21 ,1846 –September 3 ,1900 ) was the twelfthGovernor of Kansas .Early life
Lewelling was born to William Lewelling, an abolitionist who died soon after making an empassioned speech in Indiana. Lewelling was raised by his widowed mother and struggled to gain an education.
Civil War
Following the Civil War, Lewelling became a teacher at Whittier College in Salem. He was known to be an excellent lecturer and frequently gave public recitals of poetry.
Professional career
Lewelling was superintendent of the girls department of the state reform school in Iowa before moving to
Wichita, Kansas .Politics
Lewelling was swept into office as a third-party candidate in the election of 1892.
Governor of Kansas
Lewelling presided over a state that was largely in the control of the Populists. However, the Legislature was divided into two sections, one claimed by the Populists and one claimed by the Republicans. Lewelling, of course, only recognized the Populist-controlled House. Despite the fact that both groups met in the same chamber at different times, conflict was certain to occur. This led to the "Legislative War", until the Kansas Supreme Court decided in favor of the Republican-controlled House.
References
External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6635531 Find-A-Grave profile for Lorenzo D. Lewelling]
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