George McGill
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George S. McGill was an American politician from Kansas
.
Born in Lucas County
, Iowa
, he moved with his parents to Kansas when he was 5. He graduated from Central Normal College in Great Bend, Kansas
at the turn of the century and was admitted to the state bar two years later. McGill then moved to Wichita, Kansas
where he was made deputy county attorney and then county attorney for Sedgwick County
, Kansas. He was elected to the Senate on November 4, 1930 to replace Senator Charles Curtis
, who resigned to become Vice President of the United States
(former governor Henry J. Allen
was appointed to fill the seat until a successor was elected). In the Senate, he was the chairman of the committee on pensions and was particularly involved in the Agricultural Adjustment Act
. He was re-elected in 1932 but lost re-election bids in 1938, 1942, 1948 and 1954. McGill was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as a member of the U.S. Tariff Commission, a post he held until 1954. He died in St. Francis Hospital in Wichita in 1963 and was buried in Pawnee Rock Cemetery, in Pawnee Rock, Kansas
.
Kansas has elected only three Democratic US Senators; McGill is the only one of the three to serve more than one 6-year term (the others being John Martin and William Thompson
). McGill is the last Democrat to serve in the US Senate from Kansas; the Sunflower State has been exclusively represented in the Senate by the GOP since 1939, the longest such active streak for either party in the country.
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
Born in Lucas County
Lucas County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 8,898 in the county, with a population density of . There were 4,238 housing units, of which 3,689 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, he moved with his parents to Kansas when he was 5. He graduated from Central Normal College in Great Bend, Kansas
Great Bend, Kansas
Great Bend, named for its location at the historic big bend of the Arkansas River, is the most populous city in and the county seat of Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 15,995.-History:...
at the turn of the century and was admitted to the state bar two years later. McGill then moved to Wichita, Kansas
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...
where he was made deputy county attorney and then county attorney for Sedgwick County
Sedgwick County, Kansas
Sedgwick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. The county's population was 498,365 for the 2010 census. The largest city and county seat is Wichita. The county was named after General John Sedgwick...
, Kansas. He was elected to the Senate on November 4, 1930 to replace Senator Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...
, who resigned to become Vice President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
(former governor Henry J. Allen
Henry Justin Allen
Henry Justin Allen was the 21st Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator from Kansas .Allen was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania to John and Rebecca Elizabeth Allen...
was appointed to fill the seat until a successor was elected). In the Senate, he was the chairman of the committee on pensions and was particularly involved in the Agricultural Adjustment Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
The Agricultural Adjustment Act was a United States federal law of the New Deal era which restricted agricultural production by paying farmers subsidies not to plant part of their land and to kill off excess livestock...
. He was re-elected in 1932 but lost re-election bids in 1938, 1942, 1948 and 1954. McGill was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as a member of the U.S. Tariff Commission, a post he held until 1954. He died in St. Francis Hospital in Wichita in 1963 and was buried in Pawnee Rock Cemetery, in Pawnee Rock, Kansas
Pawnee Rock, Kansas
Pawnee Rock is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 252.-Geography:Pawnee Rock is located at...
.
Kansas has elected only three Democratic US Senators; McGill is the only one of the three to serve more than one 6-year term (the others being John Martin and William Thompson
William Howard Thompson
William Howard Thompson was a United States Senator from Kansas.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, he moved with his parents to Nemaha County, Kansas in 1880, where attended the public schools and graduated from the Seneca Normal School in 1886. He graduated from the Lawrence Business College in 1891...
). McGill is the last Democrat to serve in the US Senate from Kansas; the Sunflower State has been exclusively represented in the Senate by the GOP since 1939, the longest such active streak for either party in the country.