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This photograph shows William Eugene Stanley, 1844-1910. Stanley, a native of Ohio, settles in Jefferson County, Kansas, in 1870 to practice law. He enters public service, in 1871, by serving as the Jefferson County attorney, 1871-1872. A few years later he becomes the Sedgwick County attorney, 1874-1880. In 1880, he makes a political bid for a seat in the Kansas House of Representatives and serves one term as a Republican from the ninety-second district, 1881-1883. Stanley resumes his political career in 1898, when he is elected the fifteenth governor of Kansas. He is also re-elected in 1901 to a second term. During his administration, the Kansas supreme court is increased to seven justices and funds are appropriated to finish the construction on the statehouse. Stanley leaves office on January 12, 1903 to return to private life in Wichita, Kansas, and to practice law. On October 13, 1910, William Eugene Stanley passes away at the age of sixty-six. He is buried at the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas.
Date: Between 1899 and 1903
Item Number: 220505
Call Number: B Stanley, William *1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220505
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Lawyers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Stanley, William Eugene
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Stanley, William Eugene, 1844-1910
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
Places - Counties - Jefferson
Places - Counties - Sedgwick
Type of Material - Photographs
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