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This formal portrait shows John Anderson, Jr., a lawyer and politician from Olathe, Kansas. He began his political career in 1946 when he was elected as county attorney of Johnson County on the Republican ticket. In 1952 Anderson was elected to the Kansas Senate representing District Six of Johnson County. A position he served from 1953 to 1956 before his appointment as Attorney General of Kansas. He served from 1956 to 1961 and won the elections of 1956 and 1958. In the November general election of 1960, Anderson defeated Democratic incumbent George Docking to become the thirty-sixth Governor of Kansas serving from 1961 to 1965. He was also the first Governor to occupy Cedar Crest, which became the official home of the Kansas Governor.
Date: Between 1952 and 1958
Item Number: 505601
Call Number: B Anderson, John *4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 505601
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1950s
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Anderson, John Jr.
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - Senate
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Attorney General
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Anderson, John, Jr., 1917-2014
Places - Cities and towns - Olathe
Places - Counties - Johnson
Type of Material - Photographs
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