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Politicians in Mining in Kansas

Thomas Felix Bolack (1918-1998) — also known as Tom Bolack — of Farmington, San Juan County, N.M. Born in Cowley County, Kan., May 18, 1918. Republican. Oil and gas producer; owner, Albuquerque Dukes professional baseball team; director, First State Bank, Cuba, N.M.; director, Hidden Splendor Uranium Co.; director, Western American Life Insurance Co.; mayor of Farmington, N.M., 1952-53; member of New Mexico state house of representatives, 1956-58; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Mexico, 1957; Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, 1961-62; Governor of New Mexico, 1962-63. Methodist. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Elks; Lions. Died May 20, 1998 (age 80 years, 2 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.   Relatives: Son of Ralph Waldo Bolack and Christol Hazel (Sheets) Bolack; married, March 14, 1946, to Alice Schwerdtfeger.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier   Theodosius Botkin (1846-1918) — of Kansas; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Born in Catawba, Clark County, Ohio, June 25, 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mining business; member of Kansas state legislature, 1880; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Consul in Campbellton, 1907-18, died in office 1918. Died in Campbellton, New Brunswick, May 27, 1918 (age 71 years, 336 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, Bellefontaine, Ohio.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Lewis Franklin Childress (1875-1944) — also known as Frank Childress — of Galena, Cherokee County, Kan.; Joplin, Jasper County, Mo. Born in Galena, Cherokee County, Kan., November 1, 1875. Republican. Operator of lead and zinc mines; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932. Died in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., August 1, 1944 (age 68 years, 274 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.   Relatives: Son of William M. Childress and Melvina (Wilson) Childress; married, August 26, 1896, to Minnie Suzanne Hickox.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Wesley Richard Childs (b. 1869) — also known as Wesley R. Childs — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Allen County, Kan., June 26, 1869. Republican. Coal mining business; postmaster at Kansas City, Kan., 1907-13; insurance agent. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Lucas S. Childs and Sophia (Keyes) Childs; married, January 2, 1892, to Ella McClung.   Nicholas Ford (1833-1897) — of Rochester, Andrew County, Mo.; Virginia City, Storey County, Nev.; Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kan. Born in Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland, June 21, 1833. Mining business; merchant; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Andrew County, 1875-76; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1879-83; defeated (Republican), 1890; Republican candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1884. Died, from typhoid fever, in Miltonvale, Cloud County, Kan., June 18, 1897 (age 63 years, 362 days). Interment at Catholic Cemetery, Aurora, Kan.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Joseph E. Vogler (1913-1993) — also known as Joe Vogler — of Alaska. Born in Barnes, Washington County, Kan., April 24, 1913. Lawyer; gold miner; real estate developer; candidate for Governor of Alaska, 1974 (Alaskan Independence), 1982, 1986 (Alaskan Independence). Died in 1993 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.

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