Frank L. Hagaman

Frank Leslie Hagaman
31st Governor of Kansas
In office November 28, 1950 – January 8, 1951
Lieutenant	Vacant
Preceded by	Frank Carlson
Succeeded by	Edward F. Arn
30th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
In office January 13, 1947 – November 28, 1950
Governor	Frank Carlson
Preceded by	Frank Carlson
Succeeded by	Fred Hall
Member of the Kansas House of Representatives
Personal details
Born	June 1, 1894 Bushnell, Illinois
Died	June 23, 1966 (aged 72) Kansas City, Kansas
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Elisabeth Blair Sutton
Alma mater	George Washington University
Profession	attorney
Religion	Episcopal

Frank Leslie Hagaman (June 1, 1894 – June 23, 1966) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas and later as the 31st Governor of Kansas.

Frank Leslie Hagaman was born in Bushnell, Illinois to Frank and Hattie Hagaman. The family moved first to Kansas City, Missouri, and later to Rosedale, Kansas. After graduating from Rosedale High School, Hagaman worked as a shipping clerk and would later graduate from the University of Kansas. He earned his J.D. in 1921 from the George Washington University School of Law.

Hagaman served in the 117th Kansas Ammunition Train during World War I and received a Purple Heart with a special citation.

In 1920 he married Elizabeth Sutton of Russell, Kansas. In 1921, he went on to receive an education in law at the George Washington University Law School, in Washington, D.C. He then returned to Kansas to establish his law practice in Wyandotte County, where he worked as the Assistant County Assessor.

Hagaman was elected to be the Johnson County representative to the state legislature, first in 1939, and was re-elected two more times. In 1948 he was elected Lieutenant Governor under Governor Frank Carlson.

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