Alf Landon | |
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26th Governor of Kansas | |
In office January 9, 1933 – January 11, 1937 | |
Lieutenant | Charles W. Thompson |
Preceded by | Harry H. Woodring |
Succeeded by | Walter A. Huxman |
Personal details | |
Born | Alfred Mossman Landon September 9, 1887 West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | October 12, 1987 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. | (aged 100)
Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | (1) Margaret Fleming (died 1918)[1][2] (2) Theo Cobb[1] (survived Alf, died in 1996)[3] |
Children | Margaret Anne (first marriage),[1] Nancy, John (both from second marriage)[1] |
Alma mater | University of Kansas[4] |
Profession | Banker, oilman, politician |
Military service | |
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Years of service | c. 1917–18 |
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Battles/wars | World War I |
Alfred Mossman Landon (September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American politician. He was a member of the Republican Party. He served as the 26th Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937.
Landon was the Republican Party’s nominee in the 1936 presidential election, but was defeated in a landslide by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
President Reagan and Mrs. Reagan attended Landon's hundredth birthday party at his home in Topeka.[5] President Reagan described Landon as "the living soul of Kansas" and remarked, "You don't know what a joy it is to come to a birthday party of someone who in all honesty can call me a kid."