Frank Leslie Hagaman was an American

United States

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 lawyer

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 and politician

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. He served as Lieutenant Governor

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 and later as the 31st Governor of Kansas

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.

Early life

Frank Leslie Hagaman was born in Bushnell, Illinois

Bushnell, Illinois

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 to Frank and Hattie Hagaman. The family moved first to Kansas City, Missouri

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, and later to Rosedale, Kansas

Rosedale, Kansas

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. After graduating from high school, Hagaman worked as a shipping clerk and would later graduate from the University of Kansas

University of Kansas

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 and The George Washington University.

Adult life

Hagaman served in the 117th Kansas Ammunition Traina during World War I

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 and received a Purple Heart

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 with a special citation.

In 1920 he married Elizabeth Sutton of Russell, Kansas

Russell, Kansas

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. In 1921, he went on to receive an education in law at the George Washington University Law School, in Washington, D.C.

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  He then returned to Kansas to establish his law practice in Wyandotte County

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, where he worked as the Assistant County Assessor.

Political life

Hagaman was elected to be the Johnson County

Johnson County, Kansas

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 representative to the state legislature

Kansas Legislature

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, first in 1939, and was re-elected two more times. In 1948 he was elected Lieutenant Governor under Governor Frank Carlson

Frank Carlson

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.

Hagaman entered the Governor's Office when Governor Frank Carlson replaced Senator Harry Darby

Harry Darby

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 in the United States Senate

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. His term in office lasted only forty-one days until he was replaced by Edward Arn.

"Hagaman's tenure as governor of Kansas was what one might call a caretaker administration. During his time in office, a time when the legislature was not in session, Hagaman concentrated almost exclusively on the budget. In an unprecedented move, Governor Hagaman invited Governor-elect Edward Arn to budget hearings. Arn was the man to whom Hagaman lost the party nomination, during the primary election."http://www.kshs.org/research/collections/documents/govtrecords/governors/hagaman.htm

Post-political life

After losing the bid for Republican Party

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 nomination as governor, Hagaman returned to his law practice in Fairway, Kansas

Fairway, Kansas

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. His legal practice allowed him to argue cases in courts in Kansas

Kansas

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, Missouri

Missouri

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 and the United States Supreme Court.

Hagaman died in a hospital in Kansas City on June 23, 1966 and is buried at Fairmount Cemetery

Fairmount Cemetery (Denver, Colorado)

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 in Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

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