Harry Darby
Harry Darby | |
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| United States Senator from Kansas | |
| In office December 2, 1949 – November 28, 1950 | |
| Appointed by | Frank Carlson |
| Preceded by | Clyde M. Reed |
| Succeeded by | Frank Carlson |
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| Born | January 23, 1895 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Died | January 17, 1987 (aged 91) Kansas City, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
Harry Darby (January 23, 1895 – January 17, 1987) was an American politician from Kansas.
Life and career
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Born in
In 1938 Darby, the owner of Darby Steel Company, purchased Kaw Steel Construction Company,
Darby served as the Republican National Committeeman for Kansas from the 1940 National Convention to early 1964, when he resigned the position. Gertrude Laughlin McSorley was his personal secretary during his career.
On December 2, 1949, he was appointed to fill a United States Senate seat to replace Clyde M. Reed (who had died on November 8) by Governor Frank Carlson, despite the fact that his only prior government experience was four years on the state highway commission. As a senator, Darby was a friend of General Dwight D. Eisenhower, a fellow Kansan. He kept his seat until November 28, 1950, when he was succeeded by Frank Carlson, the very man who had appointed him to the seat.
Darby returned to Kansas City and lived there until his death. He was buried in Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City.
Legacy
Interstate 635 (Kansas–Missouri) is named the Harry Darby Memorial Highway for him in both Kansas and Missouri.
The bronze statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower, by Robert L. Dean, Jr., on the grounds of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas is a gift of the Harry and Edith Darby Foundation.[3]
References
- ^ "Darby Steel Products". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "Darby Corporation records - State Archives - Kansas Historical Society". www.kshs.org. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "The Eisenhower Statue | Eisenhower Presidential Library, KS". www.dwightdeisenhower.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-22.
- United States Congress. "Harry Darby (id: D000048)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-07-02
External links
- Finding aid for Harry Darby Oral History, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library Archived 2009-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
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