John St. John (American politician)
John St. John | |
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Governor of Kansas | |
In office January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1883 | |
Lieutenant | Lyman U. Humphrey David Wesley Finney |
Preceded by | George T. Anthony |
Succeeded by | George Glick |
Member of the Kansas Senate from the 9th District | |
In office 1873–1874 | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Pierce St. John February 25, 1833 143rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | American Indian Wars American Civil War |
John Pierce St. John (February 25, 1833 - August 31, 1916) was an American politician who served as the
Early life
On February 25, 1833, John Pierce St. John was born in Brookville, Indiana, to Samuel St. John and Sophia Snell. In 1852, he became the conductor of an ox team which he led to California. During his time in California he fought against the Modoc Native Americans in California and Oregon.[2] John was a congregationalist until the 1870s when he converted and became a Christian Scientist. From 1852 to 1859, he was married to Mary Jane Brewer and had one son until their divorce. On March 28, 1860, he married Susan J. Parker and later had two children with her.[3]
Career
During the
He was the first governor of Kansas to have a formal inauguration ceremony. He was active in the
Presidential
He was the
He was made chairman of the 1888 Prohibition national convention and oversaw the writing of the party's platform.[7] He declined to seek the Prohibition Party's presidential nomination for the 1892 presidential election and instead nominated John Bidwell who went on to win the nomination and was named as the temporary chairman of the convention.[8][9][10] At the 1896 Prohibition convention he supported the broad gauger faction that wanted to add women's suffrage and free silver to the party's platform, but after the narrow gauger faction successfully defeated those attempts John, Charles Eugene Bentley, and Helen M. Gougar led a walkout of the broad gaugers and created the breakaway National Party and nominated a rival ticket with Bentley as president and James H. Southgate as vice president.[11] Following the 1896 election he became disillusioned with party and joined the People's Party although he would later return to the Prohibition party.[12]
Later life
On December 3, 1887, he, with a group of followers, bought 10,000 acres of land in Newhall, California, to create a dry community.[13] In 1912, he toured Kansas in support of women's suffrage. On June 20, 1916, he suffered from heat exhaustion, but was able to recover enough to attend the 1916 Prohibition national convention in July.[14] St. John died after suffering heat exhaustion on August 31, 1916, in Olathe, Kansas. His funeral was attended by Governor Arthur Capper, former Governor George H. Hodges, and Herman P. Faris who served as the Prohibition Party's representative.[15]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John St. John | 1,772 | 58.73% | ||
Democratic | L. F. Green | 1,245 | 41.27% | ||
Total votes | '3,017' | '100.00%' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John St. John | 74,020 | 53.52% | -3.26% | |
Democratic | John R. Goodin | 37,208 | 26.91% | -11.01% | |
Greenback | David P. Mitchell | 27,057 | 19.57% | +19.57% | |
N/A | Other | 11 | 0.01% | -0.34% | |
Total votes | '138,296' | '100.00%' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John St. John | 115,144 | 57.90% | +4.38% | |
Democratic | Edmund G. Ross | 63,557 | 31.96% | +5.05% | |
Greenback | H. P. Vrooman | 19,481 | 9.80% | -9.77% | |
Prohibition | J. P. Culver | 435 | 0.22% | +0.22% | |
Independent
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F. M. Stringfield | 210 | 0.11% | +0.11% | |
N/A | Other | 57 | 0.03% | +0.02% | |
Total votes | '198,884' | '100.00%' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | George Washington Glick | 83,232 | 46.40% | +14.44% | |
Republican | John St. John | 75,158 | 41.90% | -16.00% | |
Greenback | Charles L. Robinson | 20,933 | 11.67% | +1.87% | |
N/A | Other | 56 | 0.03% | ||
Total votes | '179,379' | '100.00%' |
See also
- Temperance organizations
References
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- ^ "John P. St. John Kansas Historical Society". August 2019.
- ^ "Kansas Legislators Past & Present - Saa through Scott, State Library of Kansas". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "Editorial Notes". Rome, NY Roman Citizen. October 3, 1884. 1 (col 1).
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- ^ "Gov. John Pierce St. John".
- ^ "John Pierce St. John Papers, 1859-1917".
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External links
- "John St. John". Find a Grave. Retrieved February 15, 2008.
- Publications concerning Kansas Governor St. John's administration available via the KGI Online Library.