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  Shelton Jr., Frank W.
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NameFrank W. Shelton Jr.
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Cherryvale, Kansas , United States
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Born February 02, 1907
DiedNovember 28, 1983 (76 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Dec 17, 2015 02:27am
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InfoSHELTON, Frank W(infred) Jr. - farmer, engineer, and conservative activist.

Born 2/2/1907 in Independence KS; parents were Frank W. & Violetta (Gilman) Shelton.

Independence KS High School 1924; A.B., Univ. of Cincinnati, 1928; LL.B., Franklin Univ., 1941; J.D., Capital Univ., 1966.

Married (1) Jean Crain 1929; (2) Katherine Jasko, 1960; and (3) Gayleen Truman

Lived in Cincinnati OH c. 1926-c. 1960. Engineer with the Ohio Dept. of Highways, 1933-41. Editor, "The State Employee," 1937-38. Served on the Ohio State Highway Recodification Cmsn., the State Housing Board, and the Rural Zoning Cmsn (the latter 1947-51). Instructor in embryology and comparative anatomy at the Univ of Cincinnati; owned Shelton Flying Service and set the world solo flying record for the first solo day in the air. Hired by AT&T in 1954 and held several posts in the company.

Lived in Hanover Twp., NJ, c. 1960-1967. Transferred here while working for AT&T. Chairman of the Hanover Twp Sewerage Authority, 1961-66.

Relocated to Ohio in 1967. Ohio State Director of Highways 1967-1970. Director, Ohio Transportation Research Center 1970-71.

Relocated to Kansas c. 1972. Rancher.

Finance chairman for Citizens for Reagan (Kansas), 1976 and delegate to the Kansas state Republican Convention 1976.

Joined the American Party c. 1977.

Candidate for Governor (Am-KS) 1978, 1982

Candidate for US President (Am-KS) 1980 on insurgent Kansas ticket after the nomination of Percy Greaves at the National Convention was rejected in Kansas.

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  11/02/1982 KS Governor Lost 0.80% (-52.36%)
  11/04/1980 US President National Vote Lost 0.00% (-50.75%)
  12/09/1979 US President - Am Convention Lost 0.00% (-100.00%)
  11/07/1978 KS Governor Lost 2.32% (-47.10%)
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