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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 to 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. Stanley left office on January 12, 1903 to return to private life in Wichita, Kansas and to practice law. On October 13, 1919, William Eugene Stanley passes away at the age of 66. He is buried at the Highland Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas.
Date: Between 1899 and 1903
Item Number: 220594
Call Number: B Stanley, William. E *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220594
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 - Local Government - County - Attorney
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 - Illustrations
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