Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas.
16 Facts About Frank Carlson
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Frank Carlson was born in 1893 near Concordia, Kansas, the son of Anna and Charles Eric Frank Carlson, both Swedish immigrants.
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Frank Carlson attended public schools and Kansas State University before serving in World War I as a Private.
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Frank Carlson 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.
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In 1949, Kansas State Senator Clyde M Reed died, and Carlson appointed Harry Darby to fill the seat.
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Darby continued his service in the Senate until Frank Carlson himself was elected to fill the seat in 1950.
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Frank Carlson was re-elected twice, in 1956 and 1962, before returning to Concordia for retirement.
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Frank Carlson served a term as president of the United States Senate Prayer Breakfast Group.
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Frank Carlson was a member of the board of directors of World Vision.
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Frank Carlson voted in favor of the Senate amendment to Civil Rights Act of 1957 on August 7,1957, but did not vote on the House amendment to the bill on August 29,1957 or the Civil Rights Act of 1960.
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Frank Carlson voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968, as well as the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall to the US Supreme Court.
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Frank Carlson died in 1987 in Concordia and was buried there in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
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Senator Frank Carlson is the only Kansan to have held four major public offices and is known as "Kansas' Favorite Son".
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The renovation project replaced the original Frank Carlson display, created in 1976 and shown until the summer of 2011.
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Senator Frank Carlson's story is told in three parts, beginning with his childhood and church leadership in Concordia, Kansas, following him through his forty-year political career, and celebrating his legacy as a political figure and an important local figure.
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On display are the school bell from the schoolhouse Frank Carlson attended in Cloud County, Kansas, caricatures and political cartoons drawn by fellow Concordian Don Musik, and keepsakes on loan from Frank Carlson's friends and family.