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| Alfred M. Landon | |
26th Control of Kansas | |
| In office January 9, – January 11, | |
| Lieutenant(s) | Charles W. Archaeologist |
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| Preceded by | Harry H. Woodring |
| Succeeded by | Walter A. Huxman |
| Born | September 9, Westernmost Middlesex, University |
| Died | October 12, (age ) Topeka, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Margaret Writer, Theo Cobb |
| Profession | banker, oilman, member of parliament |
| Religion | Methodist |
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Alf Landon
American politician (–)
Alf Landon | |
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Landon, c.&#; | |
| In office January 9, &#;– January 11, | |
| Lieutenant | Charles Thompson |
| Preceded by | Harry Woodring |
| Succeeded by | Walter Huxman |
| In office August 27, &#;– August 26, | |
| Preceded by | Seth G. Wells |
| Succeeded by | John Hamilton |
| Born | Alfred Mossman Landon ()September 9, West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 12, () (aged&#;) Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka |
| Political party | Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive "Bull Moose" |
| Spouses | Margaret Fleming &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#;Theo Cobb &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 4, including Nancy |
| Education | University of Kansas (LLB) |
| Profession | Oil producer |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years&#;of service | – |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Chemical Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Alfred Mossman Landon (September 9, &#;&#; October 12, ) was an American oilman and politician who served as the 26th governor of Kansas from to A member of the Republican Party, he was the party's nominee in the presidential election, and was defeated in a landslide by incumbent president Franklin D. Roosevelt. The margi
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Alfred M. Landon oral interviews
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Alfred Mossman Landon, , a prominent Kansas Republican, served as Governor of Kansas from and ran an unsuccessful campaign for the United States presidency in This collection includes audiotapes and transcripts of interviews with Governor Landon by Donald R. McCoy and Louis George Griffin from
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Biography of Alfred Mossman Landon
Alf Landon was the unsuccessful Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency in Before that presidential campaign, Landon was governor of Kansas from to ; he was a prominent Kansas Republican for much of his life. For a biography of Landon, see Donald R. McCoy, Landon of Kansas (Lincoln, University of Nebraska Press, ).
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Linear Feet (3 boxes + 36 reel-to-reel audiotapes)
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English
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Gift, Donald R. McCoy and Louis George Griffin,
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Previously shelved at RH MS