Andrew Frank Schoeppel (November 23, 1894 – January 21, 1962) was an American politician and a member of the

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. He was the 29th governor of Kansas from 1943 to 1947 and a

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from 1949 until his death. He was born in 1894 in

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, and died in 1962 of abdominal cancer at the National Naval Medical Center at

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Early life and political career

Schoeppel was born near

, to immigrant parents from

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. He attended public school and the

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, but left college to join the Naval Air Service during

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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

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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

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. In 1952 Schoeppel supported Senator Robert A. Taft for president over fellow Kansan Dwight D. Eisenhower. Schoeppel voted in favor of the

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, but did not vote on the

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College football

Schoeppel played

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from 1920 to 1922 while attending the

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and made "honorable mention" on one of Walter Camp's first All-America football teams. He served as the head football coach at

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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

References

External links

Publications concerning Kansas Governor Schoeppel's administration available via the KGI Online Library
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Early life and political career

College football

Head coaching record

See also

References

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