Interesting Facts

In Kansas, there have been 46 Lieutenant Governors; there have been 37 Republicans, 7 Democrats, and two Populists.
Seven Lieutenant Governors have served as Governor, four of them through election.
Ten years after being elected Lieutenant Governor, Thomas A. Osborn (January 1863 to January 1865) began his term as Governor, he served as Governor from January 13, 1873, to January 8, 1877.
There was a gap of eight years between Lyman Underwood Humphrey's (November 6, 1877 to January 1881) terms of Lieutenant Governor and Governor, he was governor from January 14, 1889, to January 9, 1893.
Fred Hall (January 1951 to January 1955), like Paulen, ran for Governor for the term immediately following his Lieutenant Governor's term. With 11 days remaining in his term as Governor, he resigned and was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court by his former Lt Governor and now Governor John McCuish.
Three Lieutenant Governors have assumed the office of Governor due to vacancy.
- Nehemiah Green (January 1867 to November 4 1868) served as Governor for just over two months, from November 4, 1868 to January 11, 1869, he succeeded Samuel Johnson Crawford who resigned to take command of the 19th regiment.
- Frank Hagaman (January 1947 to November 28, 1950) assumed Frank Carlson's governorship after Carlson was elected a United States Senator. Hagaman was Governor from November 28, 1950 to January 8, 1951.
- John McCuish (January 1955 to January 3, 1957) assumed the duties of Governor after Fred Hall was appointed to the Kansas Supreme Court. McCuish served as Governor from January 3, 1957 to January 14, 1957, and his eleven-day term is the shortest in state history.
There are two towns in Kansas named for former Lieutenant Governors.
- Eskridge was named for Charles V. Eskridge, a Republican from Emporia who served from January, 1869 to January 1871.
- Green was named for Nehemiah Green, a Republican from Manhattan who served from January 1867 to November 4, 1868.
One county in Kansas was named for a former Lieutenant Governor.
- Finney County was named for David W. Finney, a Republican from Neosho Falls who served from January 1881 to January 1885.

Last Updated August 31, 2007