George H. Hodges

George H. Hodges

Infobox Governor
name= George Hartshorn Hodges
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order=19th
office= Governor of Kansas
term_start= January 13, 1913
term_end= January 11, 1915
lieutenant= Sheffield Ingalls (Republican)
predecessor= Walter R. Stubbs
successor=Arthur Capper
birth_date= February 6, 1866
birth_place= Orion, Wisconsin
death_date= death date and age|1947|10|7|1866|02|6
death_place= Kansas City, Missouri
spouse= Ora May Murray
profession= businessman, politician
party= Democrat
religion= Disciple of Christ
footnotes=

George Hartshorn Hodges (February 6, 1866 - October 7, 1947) was an American politician and the nineteenth Governor of Kansas (1913 – 1915). Before elected governor, he served in the state legislature as a senator from 1905 to 1913, where he was particularly active on the railroad committee in the senate and known for leading the charge for progressive laws for the state of Kansas [http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1918ks/bioh/hodgesgh.html] .

The administration of Governor Hodges brought the following changes:
* a corporation tax was sanctioned
* a women's suffrage amendment to the state constitution was authorized
* the board of administration was granted power to control all state agencies
* women's roles were advanced in state government. [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=005d224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD]

After losing his reelection bid, Hodges returned to his various business interests as he had established a successful career as a businessman. His business holdings included the lumber, hardware, and loan industries. He also owned a newspaper, the "Johnson County Democrat". [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=005d224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD]

References

* [http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=005d224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD National Governors Association] article on George Hartshorn Hodges
* The Political Graveyard http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodges.html#RFZ1D0HU8

External links

*findagrave|23303


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