Alf Landon

Politician

1887 – 1987

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Who was Alf Landon?

Alfred Mossman Landon, known as Alf Landon, was an American Republican politician, who served as the 26th Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937. He was best known for having been the Republican Party's nominee for President of the United States, defeated in a landslide by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 presidential election.

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Born
Sep 9, 1887
West Middlesex
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Methodism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • University of Kansas
Employment
  • Bank of Hawaii
Lived in
  • Ohio
  • Topeka
Died
Oct 12, 1987
Topeka

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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