Frank Carlson
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United States Senator from Kansas |
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In office November 29, 1950 – January 3, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Harry Darby |
| Succeeded by | Bob Dole |
| 30th Governor of Kansas | |
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In office January 13, 1947 – November 28, 1950 |
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| Lieutenant | Frank L. Hagaman |
| Preceded by | Andrew F. Schoeppel |
| Succeeded by | Frank L. Hagaman |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy |
| Succeeded by | Wint Smith |
| Member of the Kansas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1929–1933 |
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January 23, 1893 Cloud County, Kansas |
| Died | May 30, 1987 (aged 94) Concordia, Kansas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Fredrickson |
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Concordia Normal and Business School Kansas State University |
| Profession | farmer, politician |
| Religion | Baptist |
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1918–1919 |
| Rank | Private |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Frank Carlson (January 23, 1893 – May 30, 1987) was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas, Kansas State Representative, United States Representative, and United States Senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to have held all four offices. His political career spanned 40 years, beginning in November 1928 and ending in January 1969.
Carlson was born in 1893 near Concordia, Kansas, the son of Anna (Johannson) and Charles Eric Carlson. He attended public schools and Kansas State University before serving in World War I as a Private. After the war, he returned to Concordia to farm. He was elected as a Republican to first the Kansas House of Representatives in 1928 and then to the United States House of Representatives where he served from 1935 to 1947.
In 1946 he was elected governor of Kansas. As governor, he pushed mental health programs as well as a long-term highway project. In 1949, Kansas State Senator Clyde M. Reed died, and Carlson appointed Harry Darby to fill the seat. Darby continued his service in the Senate until Carlson himself was elected to fill the seat in 1950. Instead of waiting until January to be sworn in, he took his seat on November 28, 1950 (it is very common for someone who is elected to a Senate seat that is at the time occupied by an unelected appointee to be sworn in early), leaving the office of governor to Frank L. Hagaman who served less than two months.
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