Edward F. Arn
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Edward Ferdinand Arn 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.
Governor of Kansas
The Governor of the State of Kansas is the head of state for the State of Kansas, United States. Under the Kansas Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the Kansas executive branch, of the government of Kansas. The Governor is the...
from 1951 to 1955.
He grew up in Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...
and retired to Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...
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
Kansas Supreme Court
The Kansas Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Kansas. Composed of seven justices, led by Chief Justice Lawton Nuss, the Court supervises the legal profession, administers over the judicial branch, and serves as the state court of last resort in the appeals...
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.