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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Edward F. Arn |
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Wichita, Kansas , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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May 19, 1906
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| Died | January 22, 1998
(91 years)
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| Contributor | Some say... |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Edward Ferdinand Arn (May 19, 1906 – January 22, 1998) was the 32nd Governor of Kansas from 1951 to 1955.
He grew up in Kansas City, Kansas and retired to Wichita to practice law.
Arn became active in local politics and served as Chairman of the Wyandotte County Republicans following his service in the US Navy in World War II. From 1947 to 1949, he served as Attorney General of Kansas, and as an Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from 1949 to 1951. Arn was elected Governor of Kansas in 1950, re-elected in 1952, and served from 1951 to 1955. He would later run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1962.
Governor Arn died January 22, 1998 and is buried at the Mission Chapel Mausoleum in Wichita, Kansas. He had two daughters, Barbara and Dolores.
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