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This photograph shows Walter A. Huxman with a group of women from the Kansas Democratic Party. He established his career as a public official by serving as Reno County's assistant attorney from 1915 to 1919, and later as the city attorney of Hutchinson, Kansas from 1919 to 1921. In 1936, Huxman was nominated and elected as the Democratic governor of Kansas. Failing to be re-elected for a second term, he left office on January 9, 1939. On April 24, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated Huxman to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth District. He held this position until stepping down in 1962.
Date: 1938
Item Number: 224390
Call Number: B Huxman, Walter A. * 15
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224390
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Judges
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Lawyers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1930s
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Courts - United States Circuit Court
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Democrat
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Huxman, Walter Augustus
People - Notable Kansans - Huxman, Walter Augustus, 1887-1972
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Hutchinson
Places - Counties - Reno
Type of Material - Photographs
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