Alf Landon

@Governor of Kansas, Family and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Alf Landon was an American Republican politician, who became the 26th Governor of Kansas American Leaders Political Leaders Virgo Celebrities Alf Landon was an American Republican politician, who became the 26th Governor of Kansas. He was one of the most influential political personalities and a powerful leader but ironically, he is mostly remembered for his crushing defeat against Franklin Roosevelt in the presidential election of 1936. Politics was not his first choice and it was quite later in life that he decided to pursue a career in politics. He graduated from a law school, got into oil business and went on to become a millionaire. It was a convention he attended which shaped his political thinking and he decided to join the Republican Party. He started off as a campaigner for the party and it was through his sheer determination that he went on to become the Governor of Kansas twice in his life. He was considered as the strongest nominee from his party to contest for the 1936 presidential elections against Franklin Roosevelt. But he faced a heavy defeat against his competitor, for whom he had very high regards as the leader of a nation, and afterwards decided not to seek elected office again. During his later years he remained quite active in sharing his views on numerous political issues until his death.

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Birthday: September 9, 1887 Died on: October 12, 1987 Nationality: American Famous: Governor of Kansas, Leaders, Political Leaders Spouses: Margaret Fleming, Theo Cobb Known as: Alfred Mossman Landon Childrens: John, Margaret Ann Mills, Nancy Kassebaum Information Detail Birthday September 9, 1887 Died on October 12, 1987 Nationality American Famous Governor of Kansas, Leaders, Political Leaders Spouses Margaret Fleming, Theo Cobb Known as Alfred Mossman Landon Childrens John, Margaret Ann Mills, Nancy Kassebaum Universities University of Kansas Birth Place Pennsylvania Political Ideology Republican Religion Methodist Gender Male Father John Manuel Landon Mother Anne Mossman Landon Sun Sign Virgo Born in Pennsylvania Famous as Governor of Kansas Died at Age 100

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He married Margaret Fleming on January 9, 1915 and they were blessed with a daughter, Margaret Anne. Unfortunately, his wife died in 1918. Unsplash Personal Life

He married Theo Cobb in 1930. They had two children, Nancy and John. His daughter, Nancy, also became a successful politician and represented the State of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1996. Unsplash Personal Life

The President Ronald Reagan and the First Lady Nancy Davis Reagan personally visited him on his 100th birthday and extended their heartfelt wishes to him. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born on September 9, 1887 in his maternal grandfather's residence in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, U.S.A to John Manuel Landon, an oil prospector and promoter in the Pennsylvania fields and his wife, Anne Mossman. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He spent his childhood in Ohio and received his early education from Marrietta Academy, Ohio. His family moved to Kansas when he was 17. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He enrolled at the University of Kansas and graduated with a law degree in 1908. Initially, he tried his luck in the field of banking but later entered the oil business in 1912 and became an independent and successful petroleum producer in Kansas. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1912, he attended the Bull Moose convention held in Chicago, where his father was a delegate. The Progressive Party, formed after the split of Republican Party, announced Theodore Roosevelt as their candidate for the presidential election in the conference and his interaction with some of the party leaders moved him to pursue a career in politics. Unsplash Career

He joined the Republican Party and campaigned for Theodore Roosevelt. He proposed various events related to women's suffrage, antitrust legislation, and the prohibition of child labor. Unsplash Career

He also served in the Army as a first lieutenant in World War I. He received a commission in the chemical warfare corps but was still in training at Lakewood, N.J., when the Armistice was signed. Unsplash Career

In 1928, he became the chairman of the Republican state central committee and delivered the largest percentage of any state in the nation for Herbert Hoover's election victory. Unsplash Career

By the year 1929, his oil business had made him a millionaire. He helped in establishing the ‘Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association’, a petroleum lobbying organization. Unsplash Career

In 1934, he was re-elected as the Governor of Kansas. He was the only Republican governor to be re-elected that year. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

The state of Kansas dedicated the Landon State Office Building in his honor after his death. Unsplash Awards & Achievements

Information	Detail
Birthday	September 9, 1887
Died on	October 12, 1987
Nationality	American
Famous	Governor of Kansas, Leaders, Political Leaders
Spouses	Margaret Fleming, Theo Cobb
Known as	Alfred Mossman Landon
Childrens	John, Margaret Ann Mills, Nancy Kassebaum
Universities	University of Kansas
Birth Place	Pennsylvania
Political Ideology	Republican
Religion	Methodist
Gender	Male
Father	John Manuel Landon
Mother	Anne Mossman Landon
Sun Sign	Virgo
Born in	Pennsylvania
Famous as	Governor of Kansas
Died at Age	100

Alf Landon

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Sep 9, 1887

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