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This photograph shows John Berridge McCuish, (1906-1962). A World War II veteran and newspaper editor from Newton, Kansas, McCuish is elected as lieutenant governor of Kansas in 1954. As lieutenant governor he becomes involved in the "political triple play" with Governor Fred Hall and William Smith, the Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. On January 3, 1957, a week before the end of Governor Hall's term, he resigns, prompting McCuish to become the thirty-fourth governor of Kansas. During McCuish's eleven days as governor, he appointed Hall to the vacant seat on the Kansas Supreme Court left by Chief Justice William Smith creating the "political triple play". After serving the shortest administration in Kansas history, McCuish returns to private life in Newton, Kansas, resuming his career as a newspaper editor.
Date: Between 1954 and 1957
Item Number: 214345
Call Number: B McCuish, John 1a
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214345
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Publishers
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1950s
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - McCuish, John Berridge
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Newton
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Harvey
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961
Type of Material - Photographs
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