George Docking

George Docking (February 23, 1904 – January 20, 1964) was the 35th Governor of Kansas, serving between 1957 and 1961.

Biography
Docking was born in Clay Center, Kansas. Docking was educated in the public schools of Lawrence, Kansas. He graduated from the University of Kansas in 1925. He married Mary Virginia Blackwell, and they had two children.

Career
Docking was elected Governor of Kansas in 1956. He was elected again in 1958. This makes him the first member of the Democratic Party to serve more than a single term as governor in Kansas. 

Death and legacy
Docking died from emphysema in 1964 in a hospital in Kansas City, Kansas. He is interred at the Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas.

References

Other websites


Kansapedia
National Governors Association 
The Political Graveyard
 Publications concerning Kansas Governor George Docking's administration available via the KGI Online Library

Category:1904 births
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Category:Kansas Democrats
Category:20th-century American politicians
Category:Governors of Kansas
Category:Politicians from Lawrence, Kansas
Category:People from Kansas City, Kansas
Category:Disease-related deaths in Kansas
Category:Deaths from emphysema