Newspaper Clippings 1899?-1916?

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Newspaper Clippings 1899?-1916?

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John Pierce St. John served as the eighth governor of Kansas from 1879-1882. The volumes in this collection are compilations of various newspaper clippings and political cartoons documenting St. John's career after he left the office of governor.

2 v. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kanas Collection

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St. John, Susan Jane, 1838-

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St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916

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Governor of Kansas; prohibition candidate for governor in 1884. From the description of Letter to A. Willington, 1890 December 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 53372034 Kansas governor, Prohibition Party presidential candidate, Prohibition lecturer; of Olathe, Kan. From the description of John Pierce St. John papers, 1859-1917. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 228416486 ...

Champe, Anna

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John Pierce St. John served as the eighth governor of Kansas from 1879-1882. An avowed opponent of liquor, he strongly supported legislative action to provide constitutional prohibition for Kansas. He served two terms as Governor and was defeated in his bid for re-election to a third term in 1882 by the Democratic candidate, George W. Glick. In 1884, St. John was nominated as the Prohibition Party's presidential candidate. Although defeated by Grover Cleveland, his campaign had an i...