- George Docking
Infobox Governor
name= George Docking
caption=
order=35th
office= Governor of Kansas
term_start=January 14 ,1957
term_end=January 9 ,1961
lieutenant=John Anderson, Jr.
predecessor=John McCuish
successor=John Anderson, Jr.
birth_date=February 23 ,1904
birth_place=Clay Center, Kansas
death_date=January 20 ,1964
death_place=Kansas City, Kansas
spouse= Mary Virginia Blackwell
profession= bond salesman, banker, gas businessman
party= Democrat
religion=Presbyterian
footnotes=George Docking (
February 23 ,1904 -January 20 ,1964 ) was the thirty-fifthGovernor of Kansas , (1957-1961).Docking was elected to two terms as governor, but failed to win against Republican candidate William Avery in part because of his stance on the
death penalty . He was known to say "I just don't like killing people." Was a delegate to the 1960Democratic National Convention . He was born in 1904 inClay Center, Kansas and died fromemphysema in 1964 inKansas City, Kansas . His sonRobert Docking served four terms as governor of Kansas, and the Docking family remains one of the most prominent in Kansas politics. He is buried at the Highland Park Cemetery inKansas City, Kansas .Trivia
* Docking was a champion amateur
tennis player and a masterContract bridge player.
* He changed party affiliations whenFranklin D. Roosevelt was first nominated for president.External links
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