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This cabinet card shows James Frazier Legate,(1829-1902). A politician from Leavenworth, Kansas, Legate began his political career in 1861, when he was elected to the first House of Representatives under the Wyandotte Constitution. The following year he was appointed the State Assessor for Kansas and was responsible for organizing the revenue services of the state. Legate's political career resumed in 1864, when he was elected to the Kansas Senate from the Twenty-Fourth District. He served one term in the Senate, 1865-1866, before his appointment as a Postal Agent for the U.S. Government, 1867-1868. Within two years, Legate was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives and served from 1871 to 1889.
Creator: Leonard, J. H.
Date: Between 1890 and 1902
Item Number: 213097
Call Number: B Legate, James F. *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213097
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - House of Representatives
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - Senate
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Wyandotte Constitution
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Cabinet cards
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Cabinet cards
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