William M. Lindsay (24 July 1880 – 22 February 1957) was an American politician. Between 1937 and 1939 he served as Lieutenant Governor of
Kansas.
Life
William Lindsay was born in
Allegany County, Maryland
Allegany County is located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 census, the population was 68,106. Its county seat is Cumberland. The name ''Allegany'' may come from a local Lenape word, ''welhik hane'' or '' ...
. There is almost no information available about his life besides politics. Since 1886 he lived in Kansas and for at least some time he resided in
Pittsburg. He joined the
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and in 1936 he was elected as the first Democrat to the office of the Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. He served in this function between 11 January 1937 and 9 January 1939 when his term ended. In this function he was the deputy of Governor
Walter A. Huxman. He died on 22 February 1957 in Pittsburg (Kansas).
External links
The Political GraveyardThe Lieutenant Governors of Kansas
1880 births
1957 deaths
Lieutenant governors of Kansas
Kansas Democrats
People from Allegany County, Maryland
20th-century Kansas politicians
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