Edward F. Arn
Edward F. Arn | |
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Governor of Kansas | |
In office January 8, 1951 – January 10, 1955 | |
Lieutenant | Fred Hall |
Preceded by | Frank L. Hagaman |
Succeeded by | Fred Hall |
31st Kansas Attorney General | |
In office 1947–1949 | |
Governor | Frank Carlson |
Preceded by | Alexander Baldwin Mitchell |
Succeeded by | Harold Ralph Fatzer |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Ferdinand Arn May 19, 1906 Kansas City School of Law |
Profession | Attorney, judge |
Edward Ferdinand Arn (May 19, 1906 – January 22, 1998) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Kansas from 1951 to 1955. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 31st attorney general of Kansas from 1947 to 1949. He was the first governor of Kansas to have been born in the 20th century.[1]
Biography
Arn grew up in
Career
Arn practiced law in Wichita, Kansas, until he enlisted in the U. S. Navy. He served as a lieutenant aboard an aircraft carrier that fought in Iwo Jima.
Returning to his law practice, Arn became active in local politics and served as Chairman of the Wyandotte County Republicans. From 1947 to 1949, he served as
Arn won the Republican gubernatorial nomination was elected
Arn left office on January 10, 1955, and returned to Wichita to practice law. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1960. He ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1962.
Death
Arn died in a hospital in Wichita, Kansas, on January 22, 1998,[3] and is interred at the Old Mission Chapel Mausoleum in Wichita.
References
- ^ "Edward F. Arn - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org.
- ^ "Edward F. Arn". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "Edward F. Arn". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Edward F. Arn". Kansapedia. Retrieved October 3, 2012.