| George Docking | |
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35th Governor of Kansas
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| In office January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961 |
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| Lieutenant | John Anderson, Jr. |
| Preceded by | John McCuish |
| Succeeded by | John Anderson, Jr. |
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| Born | February 23, 1904 Clay Center, Kansas |
| Died | January 20, 1964 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Virginia Blackwell |
| Profession | bond salesman, banker, gas businessman |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
George Docking (February 23, 1904 - January 20, 1964) was the thirty-fifth Governor of Kansas, (1957-1961). The Governor of Kansas holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Kansas as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Governor of Kansas holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Kansas as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. John Anderson Jr (born May 8, 1917) was thirty-sixth Governor of Kansas from 1961 until 1965 John Berridge McCuish ( June 22, 1906 - March 12, 1962) was the thirty-fourth Governor of Kansas. John Anderson Jr (born May 8, 1917) was thirty-sixth Governor of Kansas from 1961 until 1965 Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Clay Center is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States. The population was 4564 at the 2000 census. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Kansas City Kansas. Items for the metro area should also go to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area page Items for Kansas City Missouri The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Presbyterianism is a family of Christian denominations within the Reformed branch of Protestant Western Christianity Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Governor of Kansas holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Kansas as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution.
Docking was elected to two terms as governor, but failed to win against Republican candidate William Avery in part because of his stance on the death penalty. William Henry Avery (born August 11, 1911) was the thirty-seventh Governor of Kansas, having served from 1965-1967 Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. He was known to say "I just don't like killing people. " Was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. He was born in 1904 in Clay Center, Kansas and died from emphysema in 1964 in Kansas City, Kansas. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Clay Center is a city in Clay County, Kansas, United States. The population was 4564 at the 2000 census. Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Kansas City Kansas. Items for the metro area should also go to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area page Items for Kansas City Missouri His son Robert Docking served four terms as governor of Kansas, and the Docking family remains one of the most prominent in Kansas politics. Robert Blackwell Docking, ( October 9, 1925 October 8, 1983) was thirty-eighth Governor of Kansas from 1967 until 1975 He is buried at the Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. Kansas City Kansas. Items for the metro area should also go to the Kansas City Metropolitan Area page Items for Kansas City Missouri
Trivia
- Docking was a champion amateur tennis player and a master Contract bridge player. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking Card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depending
- He changed party affiliations when Franklin D. Roosevelt was first nominated for president.
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