Andrew Frank Schoeppel (November 23, 1894 – January 21, 1962) was an American politician and a member of the
Republican Party. He was the
29th governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947 and a
U.S. Senator from 1949 until his death. He was born in 1894 in
Claflin, Kansas
Claflin is a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 562.
History
Prior to American expansion and occupation, the region was controlled by Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Kiowa tribes. The San ...
, and died in 1962 of abdominal cancer at the
National Naval Medical Center
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Early life and political career
Schoeppel was born near Claflin, Kansas
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History
Prior to American expansion and occupation, the region was controlled by Cheyenne, Pawnee, and Kiowa tribes. The San ...
, to immigrant parents from Bohemia. He attended public school and the University of Kansas
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, but left college to join the Naval Air Service during World War I
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. After returning home, he graduated from the University of Nebraska Law School in 1922 and was admitted to the Kansas bar the next year.[
His early political life began as county attorney in ]Ness County, Kansas
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, and was one of the early local officials for Ness City. Later he was elected mayor of Ness City and also served as chairman of the Kansas Corporation Commission The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) is the public utilities commission of the state of Kansas run by three Commissioners appointed by the Governor with the approval of the Senate. The Commission has the responsibility of ensuring that natural g ...
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In 1952 Schoeppel supported Senator Robert A. Taft
Robert Alphonso Taft Sr. (September 8, 1889 – July 31, 1953) was an American politician, lawyer, and scion of the Republican Party's Taft family. Taft represented Ohio in the United States Senate, briefly served as Senate Majority Leade ...
for president over fellow Kansan Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Schoeppel voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, but did not vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960
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College football
Schoeppel played college football from 1920 to 1922 while attending the University of Nebraska
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and made "honorable mention" on one of Walter Camp
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's first All-America football teams. He served as the head football coach at Fort Hays State University
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History
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for one season, in 1929, compiling a record of 2–5. Schoeppel filled in as head coach while his predecessor, William D. Weidein, was on sabbatical. Weidein did not return after his one-year sabbatical. After Schoeppel completed his one year as head coach, the school's program was taken over by W. C. "Jack" Riley.Fort Hays Coaching Records
Head coaching record
See also
* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)
References
External links
Publications concerning Kansas Governor Schoeppel's administration available via the KGI Online Library
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