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This black and white photograph shows Robert Frederick Bennett, (1927-2000). He was first elected to public office, in 1955, as a council member for the City of Prairie Village and later the mayor of the city from 1957 to 1965. Bennett successfully ran on the Republican ticket for a seat in the Kansas Senate, (1965 to 1974). He later served as president of the senate from, (1973 to 1974). In 1974, he was elected the thirty-ninth Governor of Kansas, (1975-1979). Bennett is remembered for being an eloquent speaker. He passed away on October 9, 2000 at the age of seventy-three.
Date: Between 1975 and 1979
Item Number: 211096
Call Number: B Bennett, Robert *4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211096
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Lawyers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Date - 1970s
Government and Politics - Local Government - Municipal - City Council/Commission
Government and Politics - Local Government - Municipal - Mayor
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Bennett, Robert F. (Robert Frederick)
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Prairie Village
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Type of Material - Photographs
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