Arthur Capper

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Arthur Capper

Arthur Capper (born July 14, 1865 in Garnett , Anderson County , Kansas , †  December 19, 1951 in Topeka , Kansas) was an American politician and from 1915 to 1919 the 20th governor of Kansas. He also represented this state in the US Senate .

Early years and political advancement

Arthur Capper attended the local schools in his homeland. After graduating from high school in 1884, he did an apprenticeship in the printing industry. In the course of time he acquired several newspapers, which he then published in the capital Topeka. Capper was a member of the Republican Party . He received his first public office in 1910 as a member of the board of directors of the Kansas Agricultural College . He held this position for three years. In 1912 Capper first applied for the office of governor. At that time he was defeated by George H. Hodges . In 1914 he managed to secure his party's nomination for gubernatorial elections.

Kansas Governor

After the successful election, Capper was able to take up his new office on January 11, 1915. After re-election in 1916, he was able to complete a four-year term. During this time, some government committees were amalgamated and inefficient government departments were completely dissolved. On the other hand, a pension committee was re-established and with the Highway Commission a department to look after the highways was created. It did so against the backdrop of increasing traffic from automobiles and other motorized vehicles. The Kansas prohibition law has been tightened again. His second term in office was overshadowed by the events of World War I. The United States had been at war since April 1917. It was now one of the governor's duties to ensure the conversion of industrial production to armaments and at the same time to recruit soldiers for the armed forces.

Another résumé

After the end of his term in January 1919, he was elected to the US Senate. He stayed there between March 4, 1919 and January 3, 1949. During this time, he was a member of various Senate committees. What was unusual for a Republican was his extensive support for the policies of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt . In 1923 he introduced a motion in the Senate to prohibit mixed marriages between the races. After a big protest, especially from the African American organizations, he had to withdraw this application. After retiring from Washington in 1949, he took care of his newspapers again. Arthur Capper died in December 1951. He was married to Florence Crawford, daughter of former Governor Samuel J. Crawford .

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SURNAME Capper, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH Garnett , Kansas
DATE OF DEATH December 19, 1951
Place of death Topeka , Kansas