| Arthur Capper | |
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20th Governor of Kansas | |
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| In office January 11, 1915 – January 13, 1919 | |
| Lieutenant | William Yoast Morgan |
| Preceded by | George H. Hodges |
| Succeeded by | Henry J. Allen |
| Born | July 14, 1865 Garnett, Kansas |
| Died | December 19, 1951 Topeka, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Florence Crawford |
| Profession | printer, newspaper editor |
| Religion | Quaker |
Arthur Capper (July 14, 1865 - December 19, 1951) was twentieth Governor of Kansas and a United States Senator. 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 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Governor of Kansas holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Kansas as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. George Hartshorn Hodges ( February 6, 1866 - October 7, 1947) was an American Politician and the nineteenth Governor Henry Justin Allen ( September 11, 1868 - January 17, 1950) was twenty-first Governor of Kansas (1919-1923 and U Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Garnett is a city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 3368 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be:{{LookupUSEstPop|2025925|EST}} Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Topeka ( Kansa: Tó Ppí Kˀé ˌto ˈpːi ˌkˀeɪ Ioway: Dó Pí Kˀé ˌto ˈpʰi ˌkˀeɪ Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Governor of Kansas holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Kansas as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
Capper was born in Garnett, Kansas. Garnett is a city in Anderson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 3368 at the 2000 census, and it was estimated to be:{{LookupUSEstPop|2025925|EST}} He attended the public schools and learned the art of printing. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and He became a newspaper publisher, eventually owning several newspapers and two radio stations. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The best known of his publications, Capper's Weekly, had an enormous readership among farm families and served as the base of his political support in Kansas.
Capper first entered politics in 1912 when he became the Republican candidate for governor of Kansas. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Governor of Kansas holds the "supreme executive power" of the State of Kansas as provided by the first article of the Kansas Constitution. In addition to a reputation built from his newspapers, he was also the son-in-law of former governor Samuel J. Crawford. Samuel Johnson Crawford ( April 10, 1835 - October 21, 1913) was an American General and the third Governor He was defeated by Democrat George H. Hodges. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. George Hartshorn Hodges ( February 6, 1866 - October 7, 1947) was an American Politician and the nineteenth Governor However, Capper was elected governor in the next election in 1914 and served as governor of Kansas from 1915 until 1919, winning re-election in 1916. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year He was the first native Kansan to serve as the state's governor.
Having served two full terms as Governor, Capper was not permitted to run for a third term by the Kansas State Constitution. The present Constitution of the State of Kansas was originally known as the Wyandotte Constitution to distinguish it from three proposed constitutions that preceded it Instead, in 1918 he ran for election to the United States Senate and won. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Capper became a long-serving senator, representing Kansas as one of its two senators for five 6-year terms. He was in the Senate from 1919 to 1949, and prominent among Republicans who supported the relief efforts and other policies of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He did not seek reelection in 1948. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Capper was particularly interested in issues relating to agriculture. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Before his time as governor, he served as President of the Board of Regents of Kansas State Agricultural College from 1910 to 1913. Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common While in the United States Senate, he at times served as chairman of the Committee of Expenditures of the Department of Agriculture and the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. He also at times served as chairman of the Committee on Claims and the Committee on the District of Columbia. The United States Senate Committee on Claims was among the first standing committees established in the Senate The United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia was one of the first standing committees created in the United States Senate, in 1816 He co-sponsored the Capper-Volstead Act. Capper-Volstead Act was adopted by the United States Congress on February 18, 1922. In 1923 Senator Capper brought forward an anti-miscegenation constitutional amendment outlawing mixed-race marriages, but was forced to retreat by the protest of African-American organizations. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anti-miscegenation laws, also known as miscegenation laws, were laws that banned Interracial marriage and sometimes interracial sex between whites and members of other Interracial marriage occurs when two people of differing racial groups marry, often creating Multiracial children African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa [1]
After retiring from the Senate, Capper returned to his home in Topeka, Kansas where he continued the newspaper publishing business until his death. Topeka ( Kansa: Tó Ppí Kˀé ˌto ˈpːi ˌkˀeɪ Ioway: Dó Pí Kˀé ˌto ˈpʰi ˌkˀeɪ He was buried in Topeka Cemetery in a plot adjacent to Governor Crawford.
Further reading
- Socolofsky, Homer. Arthur Capper: Publisher, Politician, and Philanthropist (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press), 1962.
References
- ^ Miscegenation, Time Magazine, July 23, 1923
External links
- Capper speeches on State Library of Kansas web site
- Arthur Capper at Find A Grave
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